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Short History Of...

The Wars of the Roses, Part 3 of 3

Short History Of...

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4.74.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

After the death of King Edward IV, the heir to the throne, Edward V, is left under the protection of the late king’s brother Richard. But what lay in store for the 12 year old king? Will Richard honour his brother’s will? And when the Wars of the Roses finally end, how do the rival houses of Plantagenet unite once and for all? This is part three of a special three-part Short History of the Wars of the Roses. Written by Danny Marshall. With thanks to Michael Hicks, historian and author of The Wars of the Roses; and Lauren Johnson, historian and author of The Shadow King – The Life and Death of Henry VI, and an upcoming book on Tudor matriarch Margaret Beaufort. For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+, now available on Apple Podcasts. All shows are also available for free. If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, press the ‘+’ icon to follow the show for free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I think that the holidays feel like frozen noses. I love walking with the dog for long periods of time.

0:10.0

Hopefully it's snowing and you've got to wrap up warm. So I think a frozen nose is a sweaty armpit

0:15.0

because your wrapped up so warm but then you're climbing hamps and heath and you get to the top

0:20.0

and you're like, and then you can see the breath but then your nose is still freezing to touch.

0:25.0

Join in every sip with red carp snout back at Starbucks.

0:34.0

It is the 14th of April 1483.

0:38.0

A crow takes flight into the cool morning air, calling loudly as it soars over the misty

0:44.0

battlements of Ludlow Castle near the border between England and Wales.

0:49.0

The fortress stands proudly on a rocky promontory above the river, a potent symbol of Yorkist authority

0:56.0

throughout the Wars of the Roses. A boy of 12 dressed in close-fitting bridges and a loose tabard

1:03.0

is practicing his swordsmanship with his tutor in the courtyard.

1:07.0

Watching him from a window above stands a stately gentleman.

1:12.0

Forty-three years old his strong face is lined by long years of fighting either in wars or tournaments.

1:20.0

His long blue and red tabard displays the golden griffins of the Woodville family.

1:26.0

Antony Woodville, Earl Rivers is the younger brother of Queen Elizabeth, the wife of the Yorkist

1:33.0

King Edward IV. Despite fighting on the Lancastrian side at the Battle of Tauten

1:39.0

as the King's brother-in-law Earl Rivers has been trusted with raising Edward's son and heir,

1:44.0

also named Edward the Young Prince of Wales.

1:49.0

Suddenly there's a shout from the men at the gates and soon hooves clatter on the cobblestones as a messenger rides into the courtyard.

1:57.0

Prince Edward stops his swordplay and runs to talk to the visitor.

2:02.0

But as the messenger dismounts, Earl Rivers can see his face is grave.

2:09.0

It doesn't take long before the messenger is shown in to meet Rivers by a servant.

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