The Brothers York, Part I

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​Richard, Duke of York, and his wife Cecily Neville had four sons (Edward, Edmund, George, and Richard) whose lives were consumed by the Wars of the Roses. In this episode Christine begins looking at their involvement in the fight for the crown and how they sometimes succeeded in winning it. 

Host: Christine

Further Reading

Michael Hicks, “His Brother – George, Duke of Clarence, 1449-78”, Richard III Society. 

Rosemary Horrox, "Edward IV (1442–1483), king of England and lord of Ireland." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (2004). 

—, “Richard III (1452-1485), king of England and lord of Ireland”, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (2004).
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R.A. Griffiths, “Henry VI (1421-1471), king of England”, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (2004).

Paul Murray Kendall, Richard the Third, W.W. Norton & Co., (2002).

Matthew Lewis, Richard III, Amberley, (2019).

—, “His Father — Richard, Duke of York”, Richard III Society.

Charles Ross, Edward IV, Yale University Press, (1997).

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​The Brothers York, Part II

Anne Neville and the Wars of the Roses

Music: "Evening Melodrama" by Kevin Macleod (www.incompetech.com)