The Wars of the Roses took place during the last phase of the Hundred Years' War. In 1377 the great warrior king, Edward III, died leaving his kingdom to his young grandson, Richard II. Richard's incompetence and tyranny precipitated his deposition by the Lancastrians. Henry V achieved glory at the Battle of Agincourt, only to die young, leaving a child king to succeed him. Like his grandfather, the mad King Charles VI, Henry VI suffered a mental collapse and in the ensuing crisis, the long internecine slaughter of the Wars of the Roses began. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)
Chapters
1 Ch. 1: Preliminary 6 min 2 Ch. 2: Richard II, Pt. 1: The French War--Wycliffe and John of Gaunt 17 min 3 Ch. 2, Pt. 2: Wat Tyler's Rebellion 16 min 4 Ch. 2, Pt. 3: The Crusade in Flanders. Invasion of Scotland. The King's Favourites 13 min 5 Ch. 2, Pt. 4: Revolution and Counter-Revolution 10 min 6 Ch. 2, Pt. 5: The Struggle Continued. The Wonderful Parliament--The King of Age 16 min 7 Ch. 2, Pt. 6: The King and the Duke of Gloucester 10 min 8 Ch. 2, Pt. 7: The Dukes of Hereford and Norfolk 12 min 9 Ch. 2, Pt. 8: The King and Henry of Lancaster 23 min 10 Ch. 3: Literature and Science 11 min 11 Ch. 4: Henry IV, Pt. 1: The Revolution Completed. Invasion of Scotland 11 min 12 Ch. 4, Pt. 2: Eastern Affairs 8 min 13 Ch. 4, Pt. 3: Owen Glendower's Rebellion and the Battle of Shrewsbury 12 min 14 Ch. 4, Pt. 4: Capture of Prince James of Scotland 8 min 15 Ch. 4, Pt. 5: The Church. French Affairs. Death of Henry IV 10 min 16 Ch. 5: Henry V, Pt. 1: Oldcastle and the Lollards 13 min 17 Ch. 5, Pt. 2: The War with France and the Battle of Agincourt 15 min 18 Ch. 5, Pt. 3: The Emperor Sigismund. Henry Invades France a Second Time. The Foul Raid. Execution of Oldcastle 11 min 19 Ch. 5, Pt. 4: Siege and Capture of Rouen. Murder of the Duke of Burgundy. Treaty of Troyes 11 min 20 Ch. 5, Pt. 5: Henry's Third Invasion of France, His Death 9 min 21 Ch. 6: The Council of Constance and the War in Bohemia 22 min 22 Ch. 7: Henry VI, Pt. 1: The King's Minority and the French War 7 min 23 Ch. 7, Pt. 2: The Siege of Orléans. Joan of Arc 17 min 24 Ch. 7, Pt. 3: Gloucester and Beaufort. Negotiations for Peace 13 min 25 Ch. 7, Pt. 4: The King's Marriage. Deaths of Gloucester and Beaufort 10 min 26 Ch. 7, Pt. 5: Loss of Normandy. Fall of the Duke of Suffolk 10 min 27 Ch. 7, Pt. 6: Jack Cade's Rebellion. Loss of Guienne and Gascony 14 min 28 Ch. 7, Pt. 7: The King's Illness. Civil War 12 min 29 Ch. 7, Pt. 8: The Duke of York's Claim. His Death. Henry Deposed 13 min 30 Ch. 8: Edward IV, Pt. 1: Triumph of the House of York 10 min 31 Ch. 8, Pt. 2: Edward's Marriage. Louis XI 11 min 32 Ch. 8, Pt. 3: The Burgundian Alliance. Warwick's Intrigues 11 min 33 Ch. 8, Pt. 4: Edward Driven Out, and Henry VI Restored 8 min 34 Ch. 8, Pt. 5: Return of King Edward 12 min 35 Ch. 8, Pt. 6: War with France 6 min 36 Ch. 8, Pt. 7: France and Burgundy 5 min 37 Ch. 8, Pt. 8: Fate of Clarence. The Scotch War. Death of Edward 14 min 38 Ch. 9: Edward V 18 min 39 Ch. 10: Richard III, Pt. 1: The Royal Progress. Murder of the Princes 10 min 40 Ch. 10, Pt. 2: The Rebellion of Buckingham 8 min 41 Ch. 10, Pt. 3: Second Invasion of Richmond. Richard's Overthrow and Death 18 min 42 Ch. 11: General View of European History, Pt. 1 11 min 43 Ch. 11: General View of European History, Pt. 2 18 min 44 Ch. 12: Conclusion 7 min
