Henry V (1387- 1413- 1422)- A member of the House of Lancaster, the pinnacle of Henry V's was the Battle of Agincourt, in which he gained control of Northern France.
Henry VI (1421- 1422- 1461)- Crowned as king of both France and England as an infant, King Henry VI went on to lose the Hundred Year's War. He lost his crown to Richard, Duke of York in 1461. His clash the following year started the Wars of the Roses.
Edward IV (1442- 1461- 1470- Edward was the first of the York family to gain a seat on the throne. His highest point was his defeat of the Lancastrians at Mortimer's cross and Tewkesbury, while he was shown as a lesser force when he fled to Holland in 1470 due to lack of forces.
Henry VI (*1470- 1471)- His power was restored for a short while before King Henry VI was sent to the tower by Edward in 1471 and murdered.
Edward IV (*1471- 1483)- After Henry VI had interrupted his steady reign, Edward had him executed. He then regained the power of the throne, but when he died his legacy was supposedly secure with his two sons, Edward V and Richard.
Edward V (1470- 1483- 1483)- Edward V's father, Edward IV, had designated Edward V as the heir to his throne but this plan was interrupted by Edward V's uncle, Richard III. Edward V was put in the tower of London along with his brother Richard. He was later declared illegitimate and killed.
Richard III (1452- 1483- 1485)- Younger sibling to Edward IV, Richard was the Duke of Gloucester, and fought for his brother in two battles. Richard wanted to be king, and eliminated any and all heirs to the throne, including his own nephews.
Henry VII (1457- 1485- 1509)- Henry was the first of the Tudor family to become an English king. In 1485 he defeated the Yorkist army at Bosworth field, and later several other Yorkist attempts to steal the throne. Henry built Richmond Palace and helped to rebuild the Westminster Abbey Chapel.
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