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![Richard, Duke of York](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11892.jpeg?v=1668379923)
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Richard, Duke of York
Richard, 3rd Duke of York (l. 1411-1460 CE) was the richest man in England and one of the nobles who sparked off the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE), a dynastic dispute that rumbled on for four decades between several English kings, queens...
![Catherine de' Medici](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16070.jpg?v=1656460384)
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Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici (l. 1519-1589) was the queen of France, mother of three kings and two queens and, between 1559 and c. 1576, the most powerful woman in France and, possibly, all of Europe. She was the strength behind the French throne...
![Henry Laurens](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18589.jpg?v=1712390712-1709712627)
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Henry Laurens
Henry Laurens (1724-1792) was an American statesman from South Carolina who played an important role in the politics of the American Revolution (1765-1789). He served as president of the Second Continental Congress from 1777-78 and presided...
![French Wars of Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15794.png?v=1651818201)
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French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion (1562-1598) were a series of eight conflicts between Protestant and Catholic factions in France lasting 36 years and concluding with the Protestant King Henry IV of France (r. 1589-1610) converting to Catholicism...
![Battle of Agincourt](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11816.jpg?v=1644415201)
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Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt on 25 October 1415 saw Henry V of England (r. 1413-1422) defeat an overwhelmingly larger French army during the Hundred Year's War (1337-1453). The English won thanks to the superior longbow, field position, and discipline...
![Battle of Bosworth](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11934.jpg?v=1647526145)
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Battle of Bosworth
At the Battle of Bosworth (aka Bosworth Field) in Leicestershire on 22 August 1485 CE, the Yorkist king Richard III of England (r. 1483-1485 CE) faced an invading army led by Henry Tudor, the figurehead of the Lancastrians. It was to be a...
![Anne Boleyn](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12073.jpg?v=1712908923)
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Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn (c. 1501-1536) was the second wife of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547). Anne, sometimes known as 'Anne of a Thousand Days' in reference to her short reign as queen, was accused of adultery and executed in the Tower of London...
![Richard III of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11721.jpg?v=1653220027)
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Richard III of England
Richard III of England ruled as king from 1483 to 1485 CE. Richard succeeded Edward V of England (r. Apr-Jun 1483 CE), the son of Edward IV of England (r. 1461-1470 CE & 1471-1483 CE) in mysterious circumstances. The young Edward V and his...
![Henry Clinton](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18661.jpg?v=1722968055-1710403879)
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Henry Clinton
Sir Henry Clinton (l. c. 1730-1795) was a British military officer who served as commander-in-chief of the British Army in the later stages of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Having arrived in Boston in May 1775, he served in...
![English Reformation](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12463.jpg?v=1719375003)
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English Reformation
The English Reformation began with Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) and continued in stages over the rest of the 16th century CE. The process witnessed the break away from the Catholic Church headed by the Pope in Rome. The Protestant...