St Albans 1455: The Day the Roses Made War!

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🚩 In the spring of 1455, England stood on a knife’s edge. After years of political infighting, mistrust, and royal instability, the kingdom braced itself for open conflict between two of its most powerful noble factions. What had begun as court intrigue and whispered conspiracy was now poised to erupt into war.

At the heart of the storm stood the fragile figure of King Henry VI, a monarch whose bouts of mental illness and indecisive rule had left a dangerous power vacuum. Into that vacuum stepped Richard, Duke of York, a prince of royal blood with a claim to the throne and growing support among the realm’s discontented nobles.

At St Albans, a decisive blow could shift the balance of power in the realm and set the precedent for noble rebellion or royal repression. Across England, nobles watched, cities held their breath, and common folk whispered that civil war had finally come.

📢 Narrated by David McCallion

🎼 Music:
EpidemicSound
Filmstro

📚 Sources:
St Albans 1455: The Anatomy of a Battle - Andrew Boardman (2024)
The First Battle of St. Albans - Andrew Boardman (2006)
‘Politics and the Battle of St Albans 1455’ - C.A.J. Armstrong (1960)
The Battles of St Albans - Peter Burley, Michael Elliott and Harvey Watson (2007)
Philip A. Haigh - The Military Campaigns of the Wars of the Roses
Terence Wise and Gerry Embleton - The Wars of the Roses

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