England's last Lancastrian king, he was imprisoned & murdered in the Tower of London in 1471
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Henry VI | king of England | Britannica.com  King of England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471, a pious and studious ... (July 1465) near Clitheroe in Lancashire and imprisoned in the Tower of London. ... Henry's fate, and he was murdered in the Tower of London soon afterward. ... appointed lord protector for his feeble cousin, the Lancastrian king Henry VI...
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Henry VI - English Monarchs  The last king of the Lancastrian dynasty, Henry VI was born at Windsor ... Henry became King of England in his cradle, he was barely nine months old ... Two months later he became King of France also, on the death of his .... King Henry VI was eventually taken prisoner in Lancashire and imprisoned in the Tower of London.
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King Henry VI of England - Wikipedia  Henry was imprisoned in the Tower of London again and ... Official chronicles and documents state that the deposed king died on the night of 21 May 1471. ... However, once the last of the most prominent Lancastrian ... states that Richard killed Henry, an opinion he might...
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The Wars of the Roses  In the Wars of the Roses, most of the fighting occurred in England, and thus the ... The last Angevin ruler, King Richard II, died without an heir. ... He descended from Henry IV, our "hero" in Shakespeare's play Richard II. ... Tower of London, Warwick marches north to attack the Lancastrian army that .... (1471) Battle of Barnet.
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BBC - History - King Henry VI  Discover facts about King Henry VI whose reign was dominated by the Wars of ... to 1471 and the last Lancastrian ruler of England, Henry's reign was dominated by ... when he succeeded his father, Henry V. He was crowned king of England in ... Henry VI, who had been imprisoned in the Tower of London, was murdered...
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Richard III of England - Wikipedia  Richard III (2 October 1452  22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485, at the age of 32, in the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat at Bosworth Field, the last decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, ... When his brother King Edward IV died in April 1483, Richard was named...
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Who was Richard III - Last Plantagenet King to die in battle -Timeline ...  Although he only ruled for two years  from 1483 to 1485  Richard III stands out among his peers as one of the most famous (or infamous) Kings of England. ... Wars of the Roses (the House of Lancaster was also descended from Edward III, ... 1485, Richard was killed at Bosworth Field, the last English King to die in battle,...
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History Goes Bump In The Night: HGB Ep. 152 - Tower of London  Oct 4, 2016 ... In London, located on the north bank of the River Thames, stands a tower that ... King Edward II began his reign in 1307 and he used the Tower as his ... Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded in Old Palace Yard in 1618 after .... These include Thomas Becket, King Henry VI and the two little Princes in the Tower.
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Henry VII Facts, Information & Biography - Tudor Monarchs  Gaunt's eldest legitimate son was the first Lancastrian king of England. ... A year after their marriage, John was created duke of Somerset. ... Charles promised that, upon his death, Henry would inherit the French .... Meanwhile, over in France, Henry Tudor was positioning himself as heir to his murdered uncle Henry VI.
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Sir Walter Raleigh - Wikipedia  Sir Walter Raleigh was an English landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, ... After Queen Elizabeth died in 1603, Raleigh was again imprisoned in the Tower, this time for being involved in the Main Plot against King James I, who was not favourably ..... He was found guilty, but King James spared his life.
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Tower of London - Wikipedia  The Tower of London, officially Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of ... In the late 15th century the castle was the prison of the Princes in the Tower. ... appearance, clearing out many of the vacant post-medieval structures. ... when Henry III ordered that a strip of land adjacent to the castle be kept clear.
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Walter Raleigh - Explorer - Biography.com  Oct 28, 2015 ... Sir Walter Raleigh was an English adventurer and writer who ... He was imprisoned in the Tower of London and eventually put to death for treason. ... There Raleigh lived with his wife and servants and wrote his History of the...
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Invasion of England, 1066 - EyeWitness to History  King Edward of England (called "The Confessor" because of his construction of Westminster Abbey) died on January 5, 1066, after a reign of 23 years. Leaving no heirs, Edward's passing ignited a three-way rivalry for the crown that culminated in the Battle of Hastings and the ...
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Who was Richard III - Last Plantagenet King to die in battle -Timeline ...  Although he only ruled for two years  from 1483 to 1485  Richard III stands ... Richard was killed at Bosworth Field, the last English King to die in battle, .... Mar 26, 2015 .... later Countess of Gloucester and reluctant Queen of England, to be a shy, .... When Anne died, I suppose it was expedient she be buried as a queen,...
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The Tower of London in the Tudor era. - English Monarchs  He had two of his famous six wives executed on Tower Green, along with many ... the powerful Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain held him in his power. ... Ironically, she had spent the night before her coronation there also, when at the ... Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, 25 Feb, 1601, executed on orders of Elizabeth I.
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Harold Godwinson - Wikipedia  Harold Godwinson or Harold II was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. Harold reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October, fighting the Norman invaders .... The notion that Harold died by an arrow to the eye is a popular belief today, but this historical legend is the subject to much...
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The Tower of London | Queen to History  The Tower of London has a long and rich history filled with celebration, joy, tragedy and ... wife would be sent to the tower on May 2nd 1536 to be charged with adultery, incest and treason and would lose her head and her life on May 19th. ... also be sent to the Tower for committing adultery and she too would be beheaded...
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Did Richard III Kill the Princes in the Tower? - Newsweek  Jul 13, 2014 ... History may have dealt England's hunchback king a bad murder ... by Shakespeare of ordering the deaths of the Princes in the Tower. ... king who won the crown, after defeating Richard on the battlefield. .... He said one of the assassins, who could not bring himself to kill so little a child, had helped him...
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London - tower of london ghosts and legends - Paranormal Database  Records 1 - 21 of 21 ... Location: EC3 - Tower of London, as of 2009, armour on display in the White Tower ... in the White Tower, and it is not known whether this force has relocated. ... been killed on the instruction of Richard III, the two young princes ... The Bloody Tower is also home to the ghost of Sir Walter Raleigh, who...
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Henry V of England - Wikipedia  Henry V (9 August 1386  31 August 1422) was King of England from 1413 until his death at ... After his father's death in 1413, Henry assumed control of the country and ... The same year King Richard II was overthrown by the Lancastrian .... pursued by Edward III of England, that justified war with France in English opinion.
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Le Morte d'Arthur - Wikipedia  Le Morte d'Arthur is a reworking of traditional tales by Sir Thomas Malory about the legendary ... Malory was once again arrested in 1454, but two years later he was released through a royal pardon. ... Sir Thomas Malory died in prison on 14 March 1471, with Le Morte d'Arthur published posthumously by William Caxton on...