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22nd May 1455: Wars of the Roses begin at the Battle of St Albans

22nd May 2019
Tagged as: Civil War, England, Lancaster, Monarchy, Plantagenet, York

The 22^nd May 1455 marked the start of the Wars of the Roses, when the First Battle of St Albans was fought between Richard, Duke of York, and King Henry VI.

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