Lancaster and York. For much of the fifteenth century, these two families were locked in battle for control of the British monarchy. Kings were murdered and deposed. Armies marched on London. Old noble names were ruined while rising dynasties seized power and lands. The war between the royal House of Lancaster and York, the longest and most complex in British history, profoundly altered the course of the monarchy. In The Wars of the Roses, Alison...
Despite what the oft-used idiom would have us believe, being a ‘prince’ is frequently not a pampered experience, especially if your name happens to be Edward. Three Princes of England, who would briefly hold the title of King, found the path to the throne fraught with danger.