![]() ![]() ![]() In March 1471 Edward returned to England, with the assistance of his brother-in-law the Duke of Burgundy. A resurgence of Lancastrian activity over the course of the next year resulted in Warwick driving Edward from England in October 1470 and restoring Henry to the throne. This break in allegiance was good news for the Lancastrian cause which grumbled on despite Henry VI being imprisoned in the Tower and most of the principals being in exile abroad. Once Edward’s most loyal ally Warwick was now a bitter enemy. The alliance between King Edward IV and the powerful earl of Warwick was broken by 1469. “It’s a great way to develop a personal link to events that, initially, might seem a very long time ago such as the First World War, the Industrial Revolution and even the medieval Wars of the Roses in which Richard Neville played such a pivotal part.King Edward IV's Yorkist army defeated a Lancastrian force and killed its commander, the Earl of Warwick, as the first step to securing the crown following Edward IV's return from exile. ![]() She said: “Finding out where your ancestors came from is great fun and it’s something most of our younger visitors are familiar with, as looking at and creating a family tree is often part of history lessons. Melissa Paniccia, newly-appointed head of history at Warwick Castle, was delighted to be working with Ancestry to possibly add a branch or two to the Kingmaker’s family tree. Warwick – who was 42 when he was killed on the battlefield at Barnet – had two daughters, including a Queen of England in Anne, wife of Richard III, born at Warwick Castle.īut Warwick has no known direct living descendants, and family history website Ancestry has now teamed-up with the Castle in a bid to find any relatives.Īn Ancestry spokesperson told The Observer “We’re analysing thousands of records on our site in an attempt to trace living descendants of one of the most important figures in English history.” After a failed plot to crown Edward’s brother, George, Duke of Clarence, Warwick instead restored Henry VI to the throne. ![]()
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