Who was Who in the Wars of the Roses
The
following are brief biographies of those men and women who were caught
up in the conflict. The list is arranged alphabetically in order of surnames.
Members of the royal families of York and Lancaster are listed under the
name of Plantagenet.
The Society is very grateful to the Yorkshire
Branch, and in particular to Pauline Harrison Pogmore who compiled the
list of biographies, for allowing them to be published on this website. They were published on behalf of the branch by Rosalba Press in
July 2005 by whom the copyright is held.
The bibliography at the end of the listing is
that compiled by the author.
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MARGARET of Anjou, Queen
of England (1429-1482) |
ARGENTINE, John, Doctor
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BEAUCHAMP, Anne, Countess
of Warwick (1426-1490) |
BEAUCHAMP, Eleanor, Duchess
of Somerset (1407-1466) |
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BEAUFORT, Edmund, 2nd Duke
of Somerset, K.G. (1405-1455)
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BEAUFORT, Edmund, 4th Duke
of Somerset (1439-1471) |
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BEAUFORT, Henry, 3rd Duke
of Somerset (1436-1464) |
BEAUFORT, Joan, Countess
of Westmorland (1376-1440) |
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BEAUFORT, John, Lord (1422-1471) |
BEAUFORT, Margaret, Countess
of Richmond and Derby (1443-1509) |
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BONVILLE, William, Lord Bonville
of Chawton. K.G. (1393-1461) |
BOURCHIER, Henry, Earl of
Essex. K.G. (1403-1483) |
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BOURCHIER, Thomas, Archbishop
of Canterbury (1404-1486) |
BRACKENBURY, Robert, kt. K.B.
(k. 1485) |
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BRAMPTON, Edward [Duarte
Brandao], kt. |
BRANDON, William, kt.
(k.1485) |
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BROOKE, John, Lord Cobham (d. 1515) |
BUCKINGHAM, Dukes of - See
STAFFORD |
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BURGH, Thomas, Lord Burgh. K.G (d. 1496) |
BUTLER, Eleanor, Lady (d.
1468) |
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BUTLER, James, Earl of Wiltshire, Earl
of Ormond. K.G (1420-1461) |
CATESBY, William, kt. (ex.
1485) |
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CHAUCER, Alice, Duchess
of Suffolk (1404-1475) |
CHENEY, John, kt. K.B. (d. 1499) |
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CLIFFORD, John, Lord (1435-1461) |
CLIFFORD, Robert, kt. (d.
1509) |
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CLIFFORD, Roger, kt. (ex.
1485) |
CLIFFORD, Thomas, Lord Clifford
(k. 1455) |
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CONSTABLE, Marmaduke, kt. (d.
1518) |
CONYERS, John, kt. (k. 1469) |
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CONYERS, Richard, kt. (d.
1503) |
COURTNEY, Thomas, Earl of
Devon (ex. 1461) |
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CROFT, Richard, kt. (d.
1509) |
DACRE, Ranulph, Lord Dacre
of Gilsland (k. 1461) |
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DEVEREUX, Walter, Lord Ferrers
(k. 1485) |
DORSET, Marquis of - See
GREY, Thomas |
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FAUCONBERG, Lord - see
NEVILLE, William |
FITZALAN, Thomas, Earl of
Arundel. K.G. (d. 1524) |
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FITZALAN, William, Earl of
Arundel. K.G. (d. 1487) |
FITZHUGH, Henry, Lord Fitzhugh |
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GREY, John, kt. (k. 1461) |
GREY, Richard, Lord (1456-1483) |
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GREY, Thomas, Marquis
of Dorset. K.G. (1455-1501) |
HALL, David, kt. (d. 1460) |
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HARRINGTON, James, kt. (d.
1497?) |
HARRINGTON, John, kt. (d.
1460) |
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HARRINGTON, Robert, kt. (d.
1487) |
HARRINGTON, Thomas, kt. (d.
1460) |
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HASTINGS, William, Lord Hastings.
K.G.(1431-1483) |
HERBERT, Richard, kt. (ex.
1469) |
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HERBERT, William, of Raglan,
1st Earl of Pembroke (ex. 1469) |
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HERBERT, William, Lord Dunster, 2nd Earl of Pembroke |
HOLLAND, Henry, 4th Duke
of Exeter (1430-1475) |
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HORNE, Robert, kt. (k.
1461) |
HOWARD, John, Lord Howard,
1st Duke of Norfolk. K.G. (k. 1485)
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HOWARD, Thomas, Earl of
Surrey, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. K.G. (1443-1524) |
HUNGERFORD, Robert, Lord Hungerford,
Lord Moleyns (ex. 1464) |
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HUNGERFORD, Walter, kt. (d.
1516) |
KENDAL, John, kt. (k. 1485) |
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LANGSTROTHER, John, kt. (ex.
1471) |
LOVELL, Francis, Viscount
Lovell |
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LUXEMBOURG, Jacquetta
of, Duchess
of Bedford, Countess Rivers (1416-1472) |
MANNERS, Robert, Lord Roos |
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MARKENFIELD,
Thomas, kt. (d.
1497) |
METCALFE, James, kt. (d
1510) |
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METCALFE,
Miles (1428-148 |
METCALFE, Thomas (1424-1504) |
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MONTAGU,
Alice, Countess
of Salisbury (1406-1463) |
MORTIMER,
Anne, Countess
of Cambridge (1390-1411) |
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MORTIMER,
Edmund, Earl of
March (1391-1425) |
MORTON,
John, Bishop
of Ely, Archbishop of Canterbury (1420-1500) |
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MOWBRAY,
John, 3rd Duke
of Norfolk (1415-1461) |
MOWBRAY,
John, 4th Duke
of Norfolk (1444-1476) |
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NEVILLE,
Anne, Duchess
of Buckingham (d.1480) |
NEVILLE,
Anne, Princess
of Wales, Queen Consort (1456-1485 |
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NEVILLE,
Cecily, Duchess
of York. (1415-1495) |
NEVILLE,
Edward, Lord Abergavenny
(d.1476). |
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NEVILLE,
Eleanor, Countess
of Northumberland (d. 1472) |
NEVILLE,
George, Lord Latimer
(d. 1469) |
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NEVILLE,
George, Archbishop
of York (d. 1479). |
NEVILLE,
Henry (k.1469) |
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NEVILLE,
John, Lord Montagu,
Earl of Northumberland, Marquis Montagu. K.G. (k. 1471) |
NEVILLE,
Katherine, Duchess
of Norfolk (d.1483) |
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NEVILLE,
Ralph, Earl of
Westmorland. K.G. (d.1425 |
NEVILLE,
Richard, Earl of
Salisbury, K.G. (1400-1460) |
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NEVILLE,
Richard, Earl of
Warwick and Salisbury. K.G. (1428-1471) |
NEVILLE,
Thomas, kt. (k.
1460) |
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NEVILLE,
William, Lord Fauconberg,
Earl of Kent. K.G. (1401-1463) |
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OGLE,
Robert, Lord Ogle. |
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OXFORD, Earl of
- See VERE, de |
PARR,
William, kt. (d.
1484) |
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PERCY,
Henry, 2nd Earl
of Northumberland (1393-1455) |
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PERCY,
Henry, 3rd Earl
of Northumberland (1421-1461) |
PERCY,
Henry, 4th Earl
of Northumberland. K.G. (1449-1489) |
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PERCY,
Robert, kt. K.B.
(k.1485) |
PLANTAGENET,
Anne, Duchess
of Exeter (1439-1476) |
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PLANTAGENET,
Cecily, Princess,
Lady Welles (1469-1507) |
PLANTAGENET,
Edmund, Earl of
Rutland (1443-1460) |
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PLANTAGENET,
Edward, Earl of
March, Duke of York, Edward IV, K.G. K.B. (1442-1483) |
PLANTAGENET,
Edward, Prince
of Wales (1453-1471) |
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PLANTAGENET,
Edward, Prince
of Wales, Edward V. (1470-148 |
PLANTAGENET,
Edward, Earl of
Salisbury, Prince of Wales (1473-1484) |
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PLANTAGENET,
Edward, Earl of
Warwick (1474-1499) |
PLANTAGENET,
Elizabeth, Duchess
of Suffolk (1444-1503) |
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PLANTAGENET,
Elizabeth, Queen
Consort (1466-1503) |
PLANTAGENET,
George, Duke of
Clarence, K.G. K.B. (1449-1478) |
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PLANTAGENET,
Henry, Henry
VI (1421-1471) |
PLANTAGENET,
Isabel, Countess
of Essex (1409-1484) |
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PLANTAGENET,
Margaret, Duchess
of Burgundy (1446-1503) |
PLANTAGENET,
Margaret, Countess
of Salisbury (1473-1541) |
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PLANTAGENET,
Richard, Earl of
Cambridge (1375-141 |
PLANTAGENET,
Richard, Duke of
York, K.G. (1411-1460) |
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PLANTAGENET,
Richard, Duke of
Gloucester, Richard III, K.G.
K.B. (1452-1485) |
POLE,
John de la, Duke of
Suffolk, K.G. (1442-1491) |
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POLE,
John de la, Earl of
Lincoln (1462-1487) |
POLE,
William de la, Duke of
Suffolk, K.G. (k.1450) |
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RATCLIFFE,
Richard, kt. (k.
1485) |
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ROOS,
Thomas, Lord Roos
(ex. 1464) |
ROTHERHAM,
[Scott] Thomas, Archbishop
of York (1500) |
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RUSSELL,
John, Bishop
of Lincoln (1494) |
SALISBURY, Earl of
- See NEVILLE,
Richard |
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SAVAGE,
John, kt. (d.
1495) |
SAVILE,
John, kt. (d.1482) |
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SAVILE,
John, kt. (d.1482) |
SAVILE,
John, kt. (d.1504) |
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SCROPE, John,
Lord Scrope of Bolton, K.G. (1435-1498) |
SCROPE,
Thomas, Lord Scrope
of Masham (d. 1493) |
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SHORE,
Elizabeth [Jane] |
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STAFFORD,
Henry, Duke of
Buckingham. K.G. (1455-1483) |
STAFFORD,
Humphrey, Duke of
Buckingham. K.G. (d.1460) |
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STAFFORD,
Humphrey, Earl of
Devon (ex.1469) |
STANLEY,
George, Lord Strange.
K.G. (d.1521) |
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STANLEY,
Thomas, Lord Stanley,
Earl of Derby. K.G. (d.1504) |
STANLEY,
William, kt. (ex.1495) |
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ST
LEGER, Thomas, kt. (ex.1483) |
STILLINGTON,
Robert, Bishop
of Bath and Wells (1420-1491) |
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STRANGEWAYS,
James, kt. (d.1480) |
STRANGEWAYS,
James, kt.(d.1521) |
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STRANGEWAYS,
Richard, kt. (d.1488) |
SUFFOLK, Dukes of
- See POLE, de la, John
and William SUFFOLK, Duchess
of - See CHAUCER,
Alice |
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SUTTON,
John, Lord Dudley
(d.1487) |
TALBOT,
George, Earl of
Shrewsbury. K.G. (d.1538) |
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TALBOT,
John, Earl of
Shrewsbury. K.G. (d.1460) |
THIRLWELL,
Percival, kt. (d.1485)
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THOMAS,
Rhys ap, kt. (d.1521) |
TIPTOFT,
John, Earl of
Worcester. K.G. (ex.1470) |
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TOUCHET,
John, Lord Audley
(d.1490) |
TROLLOPE,
Andrew, kt. (d.1461) |
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TUDOR,
Edmund, Earl of
Richmond (1428-1456) |
TUDOR,
Henry, Henry
VII. K.G. K.B. (1457-1509) |
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TUDOR, Jasper, Earl of Pembroke (1431-1495) |
TUDOR, Owen, kt. (1400-1461) |
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TYRELL, James, kt. (ex. 1502) |
VAUGHAN, Thomas, kt. (ex.
1483) |
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VERE, John de, Earl of Oxford. K.G. (d.1512) |
VERNON, Henry, kt. (d.1515) |
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WARWICK, Earl of - See
NEVILLE, Richard |
WELLES, John, Viscount Welles. K.G. (d.1498) |
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WELLES, Lionel, Lord Welles
(1405-1461) |
WELLES, Richard, Lord Welles
(ex.1470) |
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WELLES, Robert, kt. (ex.1470) |
WENLOCK,
John, Lord, K.G. (k.1471) |
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WOODVILLE, Anthony, Earl Rivers,
K.G. (1440-1483) |
WOODVILLE,
Elizabeth, Queen
Consort (1437-1492) |
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WOODVILLE, Katherine, Duchess
of Buckingham (1458-1513) |
WOODVILLE,
Richard, Earl Rivers,
K. G. (1405-1469) |
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Unpublished University of York MA dissertation, 1995
Mémoires by Philippe de Commines. Trans. Michael
Jones, 1972
Edward IV, a Source Book by Keith Dockray.
Stroud 1999
Richard III, a Source Book by
Keith Dockray. Stroud 1997
Three Chronicles of the reign of Edward IV edited
by Keith Dockray. Gloucester 1988
Royal tombs of medieval England by
Mark Duffy. Stroud 2003
Life and Times of Edward IV by
Gila Falkus. BCA ed. 1981
Royal bastards of medieval England by
Chris Given-Wilson and Alice Curtis. 1984
Memorials of the Wars of the Roses by
WE Hampton. Gloucester 1979
Horn (a history of the family) by
Geoffrey Horn. Spennymoor 2001
False, Fleeting, Perjur’d Clarence by
Michael Hicks. Gloucester 1992
Who’s Who of Medieval History edited
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Duke Richard of York: 1411-1470 by
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The King’s Mother: Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess
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Cambridge 1991
The Lordly Ones by Geoffrey Richardson.
Shipley 1999
The Popinjays by Geoffrey Richardson.
Shipley 2000
A Pride of Bastards by Geoffrey Richardson.
Shipley 2002.
The Rous Rolls by John Rous, edited
by Charles Ross. Gloucester 1980
The Herberts of Raglan by DH Thomas.
Unpublished Univeristy of Wales MA thesis. Cardiff 1968
The Hastings Hours edited DH Turner
The Clifford household in the Wars of the Roses by
Adrian Waite. Appleby 2002
Margaret of York, Duchessof Burgundy, 1466-1503 by
Christine Weightman
Britain’s Royal Families by Alison Weir.
1969
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography,
2004 and previous editions.
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