Tag Archives: Births
Britain’s Bloodiest Dynasty: The Plantagenets: Betrayal
Britain’s Bloodiest Dynasty Out of the chaos, darkness and violence of the Middle Ages, one family rose to seize control of England. Generation after generation they ruled the country for more than three hundred years, ruthlessly crushing all competition to … Continue reading
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1453: Edward of Westminster, the Prince of Wales, the only son of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou was born at the Palace of Westminster. At the time of Edward’s births Henry VI was suffering from a mental break, likely catatonic … Continue reading
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OTD 1157: Richard I born at the Palace of Beaumont in Oxford.
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1449: George Duke of Clarence, the brother of Edward VI and Richard III born at Dublin Castle, Ireland. Read about him and his brothers in our War of the Roses page.
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1452: Richard III born at Framingham Castle. Read all about his role in the War of the Roses on our War of Roses page.