http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/ 2026-06-10T13:31:04+00:00 http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/ http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=favicon.ico text/html 2017-12-22T01:43:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=chronology_wars_of_the_roses&rev=1513907025&do=diff England >> Plantagenet Wars of the Roses: Background The Wars of the Roses were a series of battles fought between the supporters of the House of Lancaster (Lancastrians - red rose) and the supporters of the House of York (Yorkists - white rose). Both houses were direct descendents of king text/html 2017-12-26T14:36:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=wars_of_the_roses_chronology&rev=1514299016&do=diff England >> Plantagenet Chronology of the Wars of the Roses See here for what is probably the best graphical representation of the relationship between players in the wars. 1450 May-July Jack Cade's Revolt. 1450 August Return of Richard Duke of York from Ireland. 1451 spring text/html 2020-06-28T10:03:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=plantagenet_england&rev=1593338593&do=diff Medieval England Late Middle Ages Plantagenet England 1214*-1485 Henry III 1216-1272 -- First Barons' War 1215-1217 -- Charter of the Forest 1225 -- Second Barons' War 1264–1267 Edward I 1272-1307 Edward II 1307-1327 Edward III 1327-1377 -- Edward, the Black Prince 1330-1376 Richard II 1377-1399 *Battle of Bouvines brings an end to the Angevin empire under King John. text/html 2017-12-25T00:23:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=wars_of_the_roses_background&rev=1514161383&do=diff England >> Plantagenet Wars of the Roses: Background The Wars of the Roses were a series of battles fought between the supporters of the House of Lancaster (Lancastrians - red rose) and the supporters of the House of York (Yorkists - white rose). Both houses were direct descendants of king text/html 2018-01-01T16:56:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=welcome&rev=1514825806&do=diff Welcome to the Village Idiot's Guide to... History For as long as I can remember, learning about history has completely fascinated me - from old Norman churches to Georgian town-houses, horse-drawn ploughs to medieval chests, peasants to kings, domestic life to battle-field, even half buried mosaic floors to dusty old libraries text/html 2017-12-25T15:18:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=beaufort_illegitimacy&rev=1514215131&do=diff Beaufort illegitimacy: John of Gaunt, Edward III's third son, married his mistress Katherine Swynford on the 13th January 1396. Pope Boniface IX issued a Bull in September of that year, acknowledging the marriage and legitimising their four children, each surnamed Beaufort. Richard II further issued letters patent which was confirmed by parliament in February 1397. text/html 2017-12-24T22:36:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=edward_iv_1442-1483&rev=1514154969&do=diff England >> Plantagenet Edward IV - 1442-1483 Born: 28 April 1442 Died: 9 April 1483 Father: Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York Mother: Cecily Neville Married: Elizabeth Woodville Issue: Elizabeth of York 1466-1503 Mary of York 1467-1482 Cecily of York 1469-1507 Edward V 1470-?1483 Margaret 1472-1472 text/html 2017-12-24T22:41:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=henry_vi_1421-1461&rev=1514155283&do=diff England >> Plantagenet Henry VI - 1421-1461 Born: 6 December 1421 Died: 21 May 1471 Father: Henry V Mother: Catherine of Valois Married: Margaret of Anjou edward_iii henry_vi king_of_england wars_of_the_roses lancaster text/html 2017-12-25T04:03:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=henry_vii_1457-1509&rev=1514174613&do=diff England >> Tudor Henry VII - 1457-1509 Born: 28 January 1457 Died: 21 April 1509 Father: Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond Mother: Margaret Beaufort Married: Elizabeth of York Issue: Arthur 1486-1502 Margaret 1489-1541 Henry VIII 1491-1547 Elizabeth 1492-1495, died young text/html 2017-12-24T22:36:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=richard_of_york_1411-1460&rev=1514155015&do=diff England >> Plantagenet Richard of York - 1411-1460 3rd Duke of York Born: 21 September 1411 Died: 30 December 1460 Father: Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge Mother: Anne de Mortimer Married: Cecily Neville Issue: Anne of York 1439-1476 Henry of York 1441, died young