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Edward of Westminster (13 October 1453 – 4 May 1471) was the only Prince of Wales ever to die in battle. He was born in Westminster.

More commonly known as Edward of Lancaster

He was the son of King Henry VI of England and his consort, Margaret of Anjou. Their only child, he was born at the Palace of Westminster. His father was at the time suffering from mental illness, and there were widespread rumours that the prince was the result of an affair between his mother and some unnamed lover. However, there is no evidence for this, and Henry himself never doubted the boy's paternity. Edward was invested as Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle in 1454.

When King Henry VI signed away his son's birthright by agreeing to make Richard, Duke of York his heir, Queen Margaret immediately raised an army and attempted to fight the Yorkists. She and her young son went on the run, spending some time in both Scotland and Wales, before taking refuge in France. After several years in exile, Margaret took the best opportunity that presented itself, and allied herself with the renegade Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and Prince Edward was married off to Anne Neville, Warwick's younger daughter, in December 1470 -- although there is some doubt as to whether the marriage was ever solemnised.

Warwick succeeded in putting King Henry VI back on the throne. However, by the time Margaret and her son and daughter-in-law arrived back in England, a reversal of fortunes had taken place. Warwick had been defeated and killed at the Battle of Barnet and Edward IV was back on the throne. With little real hope of success, the inexperienced prince and his mother led the remnant of their forces at the Battle of Tewkesbury, where Edward was killed in battle.

According to later Tudor legend Edward was taken prisoner by Richard, Duke of Gloucester and brought before Edward IV. When the young Edward insulted the Yorkist king, Edward IV ordered his immediate murder.

He is buried at Tewkesbury Abbey.

His widow, Anne Neville, married Richard Duke of Gloucester, who succeeded as Richard III in 1483.

Preceded by
Henry V of England		Prince of Wales
1453–1471		Succeeded by
Edward IV of England


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The House of Lancaster was a branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet. It was one of the opposing factions involved in the Wars of the Roses, an intermittent civil war which affected England and Wales during the 15th century.
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Geoffrey V (1113 † 1151), Count of Anjou

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Henry II (1133 † 1189), son of previous, king of England, duke of Normandy, count of Anjou

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Henry VI of England

Reign 31 August 1422 - 4 March 1461
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Coronation 6 November 1429
Born 6 November 1421(1421--)
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Henry VI of England

Reign 31 August 1422 - 4 March 1461
and 31 October 1470 - 11 April 1471
Coronation 6 November 1429
Born 6 November 1421(1421--)
Windsor Castle
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Margaret of Anjou
Queen consort of England

Margaret of Anjou with King Henry VI
Born March 23, 1429
Duchy of Lorraine
Died August 25 , 1482, 63
Anjou
Buried Anjou
Consort April 23, 1445 - May 21, 1471

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State Party United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, iv
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Henry VI of England

Reign 31 August 1422 - 4 March 1461
and 31 October 1470 - 11 April 1471
Coronation 6 November 1429
Born 6 November 1421(1421--)
Windsor Castle
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Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460) was a member of the English royal family, who served in senior positions in France at the end of the Hundred Years' War, and in England during Henry VI's madness.
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Nemo me impune lacessit   (Latin)
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Cymru am byth   (Welsh)
"Wales forever"
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"Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
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"La Marseillaise"


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Richard Neville, jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury (22 November, 1428 – April 14, 1471), is known as "Warwick the Kingmaker".

Warwick was the richest man in England outside of the Royal Family.
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Anne Neville
Queen consort of England

Born May 11 1456(1456--)
Warwick Castle
Died March 16 1485 (aged 30), aged 30

Consort June 26, 1483 - March 16, 1485

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Dieu et mon droit   (French)
"God and my right"
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No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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Battle of Barnet, which took place on April 14, 1471, was a decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, near the town of Barnet, 10 miles north of London.

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Edward IV
By the Grace of God, King of England
and France and Lord of Ireland.

Reign March 3, 1461 – 31 October, 1470
and April 11, 1471 – April 9, 1483
Coronation June 28, 1461
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Battle of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, which took place on May 4, 1471, completed one phase of the Wars of the Roses.

It put a temporary end to Lancastrian hopes of regaining the throne of England.
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King Richard III of England
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and France and Lord of Ireland

Reign 20 June 1483 - 22 August 1485
Coronation 6 July 1483
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Edward IV
By the Grace of God, King of England
and France and Lord of Ireland.

Reign March 3, 1461 – 31 October, 1470
and April 11, 1471 – April 9, 1483
Coronation June 28, 1461
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Edward IV
By the Grace of God, King of England
and France and Lord of Ireland.

Reign March 3, 1461 – 31 October, 1470
and April 11, 1471 – April 9, 1483
Coronation June 28, 1461
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