Samantha Wilcoxson's Blog - Posts Tagged "wars-of-the-roses"

On this day in 1477, Edward IV finally lost patience with his troublesome younger brother, George. Read more about his arrest and the events that led to it here.

I thought I had posted this back on September 30 so it would be a #OnThisDay kind of thing, but apparently I didn't. So, here it is, a week or so late: Henry IV claims the throne of England and plants the seed that would grow into the Wars of the Roses.

Love him or hate him, one has to admit that Henry Tudor defied all odds when he claimed the kingdom of England as his own. Read more here.

In October 1470, Henry VI enjoyed a brief moment back on England's throne. Read more here.

I am happy to be a guest at the Henry Tudor Society today, discussing the possibility that neither Richard III nor Henry VII was evil incarnate.

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Catherine Hokin is on my blog challenging our ideas about Margaret of Anjou and celebrating the release of her new novel, Blood and Roses.



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She married Henry Tudor and helped him found a new dynasty. As a medieval woman, did she have any other choice? Oh, I think so.

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The rise of the House of York is no less spectacular than the three suns in splendor seen in the sky at Mortimer’s Cross as Edward, son of the late duke of York, went into battle in 1461. What turned out to be a parhelion, soon faded, just as the success of the York dynasty would.

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I am honored to be a guest at Tudor Times with an article on Margaret Beaufort and her four husbands.

http://tudortimes.co.uk/guest-article...

My new novella featuring Elizabeth Woodville is available now! Once a Queen: A Story of Elizabeth Woodville covers approximately the last decade of Elizabeth's life and gives some extra insight to her character in Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen: The Story of Elizabeth of York.

And it's only 99c!



Find it on Amazon.