George was born in 1449, and by 1459, violence had escalated between his father’s supporters and those of the reigning king, Henry VI. The two camps were factions of the Plantagenet family ...

His brother John was now the only surviving son of Henry Plantagenet and Eleanor, and quickly secured his coronation.But John’s teenage nephew, Arthur, also had a claim to the crown, and was ...

His arrival persuaded many barons to join the Plantagenet cause. Henry’s and Stephen's armies confronted one another here at Wallingford Castle. A contemporary chronicle, the 'Gesta Stephani ...

George was born in 1449, and by 1459, violence had escalated between his father’s supporters and those of the reigning king, Henry VI. The two camps were factions of the Plantagenet family ...