Margaret of Anjou, wife of England’s Henry VI, played a key role in launching the storied War of the Roses – the 30-year civil conflict fuelled by the Lancasters and the Yorks, each vying for the British throne in the 15th century.
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
01 - Preface and Chapter I. The Houses of York and Lancaster
15:15 - Chapter 2
02 - Chapter II. Manners and Customs of the Time
17:37 - Chapter 3
03 - Chapter III. King Henry VI
11:36 - Chapter 4
04 - Chapter IV. Margaret's Father and Mother
14:49 - Chapter 5
05 - Chapter V. Royal Courtship
19:14 - Chapter 6
06 - Chapter VI. The Wedding
21:33 - Chapter 7
07 - Chapter VII. Reception in England
09:35 - Chapter 8
08 - Chapter VIII. The Story of Lady Neville
18:13 - Chapter 9
09 - Chapter IX. Plottings
14:47 - Chapter 10
10 - Chapter X. The Fall of Gloucester
11:49 - Chapter 11
11 - Chapter XI. The Fall of Suffolk
13:27 - Chapter 12
12 - Chapter XII. Birth of a Prince
09:16 - Chapter 13
13 - Chapter XIII. Illness of the King
08:31 - Chapter 14
14 - Chapter XIV. Anxiety and Trouble
13:39 - Chapter 15
15 - Chapter XV. Margaret a Fugitive
09:03 - Chapter 16
16 - Chapter XVI. Margaret Triumphant
04:32 - Chapter 17
17 - Chapter XVII. Margaret an Exile
07:07 - Chapter 18
18 - Chapter XVIII. A Royal Cousin
09:39 - Chapter 19
19 - Chapter XIX. Return to England
12:41 - Chapter 20
20 - Chapter XX. Years of Exile
09:03 - Chapter 21
21 - Chapter XXI. The Reconciliation with Warwick
06:54 - Chapter 22
22 - Chapter XXII. Bitter Disappointment
06:46 - Chapter 23
23 - Chapter XXIII. Childless, and a Widow
10:37 - Chapter 24
24 - Chapter XXIV. Conclusion
08:49