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 ======Chronology of the Wars of the Roses======
+See [[http://www.threetwoone.org/diagrams/wars-of-the-roses.gif|here]] for what is probably //the best// graphical representation of the relationship between players in the wars.
-King Henry VI, Somerset, Northumberland and Clifford - Lancastrians\\
-Duke of York, Warwick, Salisbury - Yorkists\\
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 |1450 May-July |Jack Cade's Revolt. ||
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 |1454 April |Start of Richard Duke of York's first protectorate. ||
 |1455 February |End of Richard Duke of York's first protectorate.||
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 |1455\\ 22 May |**First Battle of St Albans** |Decisive Yorkist victory.\\ Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, killed. Richard Duke of York re-appointed Protector.|
 |1456 |End of Richard Duke of York's second protectorate.||
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 |1465\\ 24 Jun |Henry VI captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London.||
 |1469\\ 26 Jul |**Battle of Edgecote Moor.** |Rebel (York) victory.|
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+|1470\\ 12 Mar |**Battle of Losecoat Field.** |Royal (York) Victory.|
-**1470 12 March: Battle of Losecoat Field. Royal (York) Victory.**\\
+|1470\\ 1 May |Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ("Kingmaker"), flees to France. He joined forces with Margaret of Anjou and returns to England.||
-**1470 1 May:** Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ("Kingmaker"), flees to France. He joined forces with Margaret of Anjou and returns to England.\\
+|1470\\ 13 Oct |Henry VI restored to the throne.||
-**1470 13 October:** Henry VI restored to the throne.\\
+|1471\\ 14 Mar |Edward IV flees to France and returns with a small army.||
-**1471 14 March:** Edward IV flees to France and returns with a small army.\\
+|1471\\ 14 Apr |**Battle of Barnet.** |Yorkist victory.\\ Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ("Kingmaker"), killed.|
-**1471 14 April: Battle of Barnet. Yorkist victory.** Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ("Kingmaker"), killed.\\
+|1471\\ 4 May |**Battle of Tewkesbury.** |Decisive Yorkist victory.\\ Edward, the Prince of Wales killed and his mother, Margaret of Anjou, captured.|
-**1471 4 May: Battle of Tewkesbury. Decisive Yorkist victory.** Edward, the Prince of Wales killed and his mother, Margaret of Anjou, captured.\\
+|1483\\ 9 Apr |Edward IV dies, and is succeeded by his son Edward V.||
-**1483 9 April:** Edward IV dies, and is succeeded by his son Edward V.\\
+|1485\\ 7 Aug |Henry Tudor lands at Milford Haven in Wales.||
-**1485 7 August:** Henry Tudor lands at Milford Haven in Wales.\\
+|1485\\ 22 Aug |**Battle of Bosworth Field.** |Decisive Tudor victory.\\ King Richard III killed.|
-**1485 22 August: Battle of Bosworth Field. Decisive Tudor victory.** King Richard III killed.\\
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+|1485\\ 30 Oct |Henry VII crowned at Westminster.||
+|1486\\ 18 Jan |Henry VII and Elizabeth of York marry, uniting the houses of Lancaster and York.||
+|1487\\ 16 Jun |**Battle of Stoke Field.** |Decisive Tudor victory.|
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-**1485 30 October:** Henry VII crowned at Westminster.\\
+{{ ::wars_of_the_roses_wikipedia.jpg |Important locations in the Wars of the Roses. J.R. Green, History of the English People, Volume 3.}}
-**1486 18 January:** Henry VII and Elizabeth of York marry, uniting the houses of Lancaster and York.\\
+Important locations in the Wars of the Roses. J.R. Green, History of the English People, Volume 3.\\
-**1487 16 June: Battle of Stoke Field. Decisive Tudor victory.**\\
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+King Henry VI, Somerset, Northumberland and Clifford - Lancastrians\\
+Duke of York, Warwick, Salisbury - Yorkists\\
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