From British Pathé TVs Military Collection. This film tells the whole fascinating story, with dramatic reconstructions. war and trouble, unrighteousness, shedding and effusion of innocent blood. (471) 2 h 16+ The true story - and inspiration behind the acclaimed historical drama, The White Queen - of the 15th-century power struggle between The House of Lancaster and The House of York.
This is the first lesson in scheme of work but can be used as a stand-alone lesson. This Introduction to the Tudors lesson focuses on the War of the Roses, Henry VIIs defeat of Richard III and the bringing together of two feuding families: Lancaster and York. This was a battle between kin not countries and the loyalties, rebellions, plots and betrayals of these women were decisive in shaping the history of England. Thus was the Tudor badge of the rose and crown to be created before the very. Witness the rise of one of the most enduring dynasties of English monarchs: the Tudors. She traces the stories of Elizabeth Woodville - the White Queen - and her rivals, Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville, to demonstrate that they are as vital as any of the Kings and nobles that conventional history concentrates upon. Gregory argues that it is impossible to understand this volatile and pivotal moment in English history without understanding the women at the heart of the family feuds that tore the nobility apart. Philippa Gregory reveals the true stories of three remarkable women who lived through the treason and bloodshed of the dynastic conflict we call the War of the Roses, known at the time as the 'War of the Cousins'.
History Documentary hosted by Philippa Gregory,
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