The early death of her husband Edward IV left Elizabeth in charge of ensuring a smooth transition of power to their son, Edward V. Her brother-in-law's coup forced her to seek sanctuary, but she would not be a passenger in the tumultuous events of the final years of her time in the historical spotlight.

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Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester - the Lord Protector during the reign of Henry VI (wikipedia)

Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset (wikipedia)

Titulus Regius with modernised spelling and annotations (Party Parcel)

The legend of the Princes in the Tower (wikipedia)

Why Is It Called Buckingham’s Rebellion? (Matt's History Blog)

The annulment of Titulus Regius (Party Parcel)

Why did Lambert Simnel’s Rebellion Against Henry VII Fail? (Tudor Blogger)

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Elizabeth had a lot to do to persuade the people of England that she was worthy of being their queen. She responded to it by packing the key positions and titles of the kingdom with Woodvilles. Warwick's reaction was... let's say poor.

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The Woodville Family Tree

Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Witchcraft (TheAnneBoleynFiles.com)

The Children of Elizabeth Woodville and Edward IV (SusanHigginbotham.com)

Louis de Gruuthuse (wikipedia.org)

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Elizabeth Woodville was the most left-field choice of a Queen in English history - one of only two commoners to become a consort. But why did the new Yorkist king risk everything for this poor, hot widow.

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Isabella I of Castile (wikipedia)

Mary of Guelders (wikipedia)

Bona of Savoy (wikipedia)

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Following the victory at Wakefield, Margaret and the Lancastrian army marched on London, but they were unable to take the capital. Thus the pendulum of fortune that was the Wars of the Roses continued to swing between red rose and white until the final showdown at Tewkesbury.

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Battle of Towton (wikipedia)

Louis XI of France (wikipedia)

Battle of Barnet (wikipedia)

Battle of Tewkesbury (wikipedia)

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After finding her husband laid low by mental illness and the whole country collapsing into civil war, Margaret of Anjou was forced to take the bull by the horns. By taking control of the kingdom and the Lancastrian cause, she achieved infamy.

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Family tree of the Lancastrian and Yorkist claims to the throne (pinterest)

The Paston Letters (wikipedia)

First Battle of St Albans (wikipedia)

Game of Thrones coversation about Power (youtube)

Battle of Blore Heath (wikipedia)

Battle of Ludford Bridge (wikipedia)

Battle of Northampton (wikipedia)

Battle of Wakefield (Military History Monthly)

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As English rule in France approached its end, England sought one final bride from the kingdom it claimed to rule. Margaret of Anjou would be the last queen of the House of Lancaster, and thanks to Shakespeare, become the most infamous queen of Mediaeval England.

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History of the County and Duchy of Anjou (wikipedia)

Margaret's father, Rene of Anjou (wikipedia)

An article about the end of the Hundred Years War (History Today)

Order of the Knights of the Bath (wikipedia)

The fall of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (WarOfTheRoses.co.uk)

Cade's Rebellion (WarOfTheRoses.co.uk)

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An announcement about the future of the podcast and then we get into the brief reign of Katherine of France. She gave birth to the next king of England, but she would also give birth to a whole new royal dynasty: the Tudors. 

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Henry meets Katherine for the first time in Shakespeare's Henry V (Youtube)

Edmund Beaufort, lover of Katherine of Valois (wikipedia)

Owen Tudor (BBC  iWonder)

Samuel Pepys diary entry for when he made out with the long dead Katherine of Valois (PepysDiary.com)

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In his life-long quest to win the French crown, Henry sought to marry the daughter of the French king. France's response? Balls.

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Episode 22 - Isabelle of France: The Daughter of the Carbuncle

The Armangac-Burgundian Civil War in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones (History Behind Game of Thrones)

The tennis balls scene in Kenneth Branagh's Henry V (Youtube)

The Salic Law and Henry V (Shmoop)

The Treaty of Troyes (wikipedia)

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In 1419, Joanna was accused by her stepson of the most heinous crime imaginable: witchcraft. In this episode we look at what it meant to be accused of being a witch in the Middle Ages, and at the specifics of Joanna's case. And no, she was nothing like Hermione Grainger.

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Hermione Grainger (Harry Potter Wikia)

Willow Rosenberg (Buffy Wikia)

Wicked Witch of the West (Villains Wikia)

The witches in Macbeth (1971) (Youtube)

Circe (wikipedia)

Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester (Shakespeare and History)

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The daughter of a king that had... shall we say a colourful life, Joanna had a very tricky start in life. By marrying first the Duke of Brittany and then the King of England, she managed to amass a ton of money - but there's only so far you can squeeze the lemon.

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Charles II 'the Bad' of Navarre (wikipedia)

John IV, Duke of Brittany (wikipedia)

Ep 20: Philippa of Hainault: The Almost Perfect Queen

Ep 15: Eleanor of Castile: The Stony-Crossed Property Magnate

Ep 13: Eleanor of Provence: The Spendthrift Savoyard

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