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Wars of the Roses

A specific period in English history (1455-1487) when descendants of King Edward III fought over the throne of England.

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Where were british soilders buried after they died in service in France in World War 1 and how do you find out where a particular person is buried free of charge you already have lots of imfomation?

There are many online sites that will help you find soldiers that died in foreign countries during WWI or other wars too. Start with the Commonwealth War a Graves Commission .

Who were the Yorkist imposters who challenged Henry VII's rule?

Lambert Simnel, posing as the Earl of Warwick, whom Henry VII had already imprisoned in the Tower of London, under the control of a number of Yorkist nobles including George, Duke of Clarence's eldest son, John de la Pole in 1487 was given 2000 German mercenaries by Margaret of Burgundy, Richard III's sister. He was defeated in battle at Stoke. Perkin Warbeck impersonated the youngest of Edward IV's sons, Richard, Duke of York. He was never as successful in his rebellion as Simnel was as by the time he stood against the Crown in 1491, Henry VII's foreign policy had improved somewhat and Warbeck was denied sanctuary in many countries such as Scotland, France and Spain. In 1497, Warbeck attempted to stir up rebellion in Cornwall but was crushed by Henry's army. He was taken to the Tower and later executed in 1499. Edmund de la Pole, brother to John who helped Simnel and was killed at the Battle of Stoke, calling himself the "White Rose" fled England for Burgundy after the deaths of Henry VII's wife and eldest son. In the Treaty of Windsor in 1506, Henry VII made an deal with King Philip and Queen Joanna of Burgundy in which they agreed to send Edmund back to England in return for his help in their taking of the throne of Castille.

What is a pikeman?

A pikeman was armed with a long pike with a metal tip. Some pikes were 12 feet or longer. They formed a line to resist attacks by enemy cavalry. The pikes were long enough to keep the cavalry from charging through their lines.

Where can you find a list of the US people who worked on the Panama Canal construction during World War 1?

Reference the book The Panama Canal written by Fredric J Haskin 1913. This book mentions all key players of the project and all other tangibles related to the construction the canal.

Did King Richard III have a niece?

Yes, he had several. By his oldest brother, King Edward IV, he had seven:

Elizabeth of York (later Queen of England)

Mary of York

Cecily of York, Viscountess Welles

Margaret of York

Anne of York, Countess of Surrey

Catherine of York, Countess of Devon

Bridget of York

And by his other brother, George, Duke of Clarence, he had one:

Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury

What does a white rose represent at a grave?

purity and innocence.

I also heard that a white rose represents death, For example in the movie Selena, while she's singing someone throws a white rose at her feet. Then the next scene shows her getting rushed to the hospital because she's been shot.

Why is the Tudor Rose significant?

Because it shows a mix of two diffrent places into one flower. One persons toen simbolised the white the other red so when they married in the tudor times they mixed them toghter.

When were the bones of King Richard the third discovered?

A skeleton was discovered on 7 September 2012 and it as positively identified "beyond reasonable doubt" as being that of Richard III on 4February2013.

Did Richard III hate his brothers George and Edward?

They certainly had their disagreements, but it is very harsh to say he hated them.

Who did Henry 7th fight in the battke of bosworth field?

That wasn't Henry VIII.

It was his father Henry Tudor (Henry VII), who defeated the last Plantagenet King, Richard III, so ending the Wars of the Roses.

What happened in the Battle of Bosworth Field?

Richard III was killed. He hoped for a new steed, after losing his horse. His immortal, legendary words were, "My kingdom for a horse, my kngdom for a horse!".

Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, won the battle, ushering in the rule of the House of Lancaster, and ending the rule of the House of York.

Who was Clarence in Richard III?

George of Clarence was Richard's elder brother.