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The War of the Roses ended in August 1485 when Henry Tudor defeated Richard III at the battle of Bosworth. What could have happened to change him into a child-murdering tyrant in just three months? At the time of Edward IV's death, his younger brother Richard was an English hero, a great military leader who had shown unswerving loyalty to the crown. One of the most infamous chapters of the War of the Roses is examined, asking whether Richard III really did kill the Princes in the Tower in 1483. In 1465, Edward marries the beautiful but lowborn Elizabeth Woodville. Richard of York struggles with Henry's French wife, Margaret of Anjou, and her favorite, Edmund, Duke of Somerset.Įdward of York becomes King Edward IV in 1461, after wresting power from Henry VI, but must subsequently deal with his ally, Warwick the Kingmaker. 4 episodes, 2 DVDs, SDH.Īfter the death of the Duke of Suffolk in 1450, various factions compete for control over the feeble-minded King Henry VI. Based on Jones's New York Times bestseller The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses and the Rise of the Tudors, complete with colorful re-creations, this exciting docudrama is a panoramic sweep through 100 bloody years of power struggles, passion, conflict, and betrayal - a real Game of Thrones, when the English crown changed hands many times.

Explore a key period in England's history with hip young historian Dan Jones ( Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty).

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