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The Wars of the Roses

1455 – 1487 Wars of the Roses

Biographies Yorkists

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Cecily Neville, Duchess of York

Born on 3 May 1415, Cecily Neville was to become the wife of Richard 3rd Duke of York. She lived

Edward IV was held captive in Middleham Castle, Yorkshire, from his capture to the 10th of September 1469

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King Edward’s ‘escape’ from captivity, 1469

In July 1469, the Duke of Clarence, the King’s brother, the Earl of Warwick and George Neville, formerly Chancellor, issued

Coat of Arms of Warwick the Kingmaker. By Rs-nourse – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,

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In the Ascendency: The Earl of Warwick, 1461

Following the Yorkist success at the Battle of Towton, the political position of the Earl of Warwick and his kin