Warwick the Kingmaker turns
1469 · Event
Sidelined by the queen's Woodville kin, the earl who put Edward IV on the throne beats the king's army at Edgecote and briefly holds Edward prisoner — then, when that fails, does the unthinkable and allies with Margaret of Anjou to restore Henry VI. The wars' great weathervane moment.
On these timelines: Wars of the Roses, England, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
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