Wars of the Roses 1450-1459

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

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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