Wars of the Roses 1450-1459

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Y C A D E S R E B E L L I O N Q H F U O P
E M L B A F B V E I J S Q H S Y G T B A U
R A U A E C L N U R A X H K D I A S Y F F
H R M X M F A X A J H T G N F C J J R A I
Q G O M H C M T C Y A S A Y T O V T F R B
M A K X D H H G K E N M U O P I Q C Y R V
P R P G S C P F H A R E F R A G G B I M C
B E O T M H L E B O U R M T C T X E E C W
W T W G K R R L N O E I Y O J S A I N F J
W O V U K O A F T S W O F A S C B O M N K
H F T M L T O U U P Y S P B R A A V I K W
O A G B S S D M X X C N W J D G W X B L O
J N H R S T P F X T H R P F L Y U A S J E
N J W O Y T F E C M D K S X A V X D O O J
T O L D I L S H N H R X T D B O U F B W D
L U O O C Q I U B J L R E E G Q Q G U W Q
K V N P A N A W H S H V I C O W E P K W G
P D A D I F X R E P O H L L F X I G Q M U
D A A T W A U W G L P X X X B A N U O I I
N X J S P T C P N A C P P V F I V I J I L
X B A E B U J Y H A J K F U W Q A J V V S

Clues

  • 23rd September 1459, a battle where Lord Audely intercepted yorkist forces (Salisbury) from meeting ork and Warwick in Ludlow...the yorkists won (5, 5)
  • A rebellion in 1450 caused by the 'traitors' and 'evil counsellors' around the king and the loss of Normandy (5, 9)
  • An act passed by York as protector to revoke all land grants made. (3, 2, 10)
  • Battle on the 22nd May 1455 (2, 6)
  • Lands lost because of Somerset and one of the reasons why the Duke of York returned to England (4, 2, 8)
  • March 1458, a day for the nobles to reconcile after the battles that had occurred (4, 3)
  • The Queen of England and Henry VI's wife (8, 2, 5)

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