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Warwick the Kingmaker

by Charles William Chadwick OMAN (1860 - 1946)

The Kingmaker's Youth

Warwick the Kingmaker

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), wealthy and powerful peer of England, was one of the leaders of the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). He joined Richard, Duke of York in opposing the ineffectual and often incapacitated Lancastrian king, Henry VI. Falling out with York's son, King Edward IV, he switched sides and joined forces with Henry's exiled queen, Margaret of Anjou, but was killed at the Battle of Barnet. In this short biography, the British military historian, Charles Oman (1860-1946) brings to life a consummate medieval warrior, who was also a politician ahead of his time.. - Summary by Pamela Nagami

Listen next episodes of Warwick the Kingmaker:
Barnet , Playing with Treason , The Beginnings of the Civil War: St. Albans , The Cause of York , The Pacification of the North , The Quarrel of Warwick and King Edward , The Return of King Edward , The Triumph of King Edward , Towton Field , Victory and Disaster--Northampton and St. Albans , Warwick Captain of Calais and Admiral , Warwick for King Henry , Warwick in Exile