Once the nobles have chosen sides, the power play between the Houses of York and Lancaster begins in earnest. Queen Margaret arrives at court and she and her lover, the Duke of Suffolk, join with other powerful nobles to eliminate Gloucester, Henry VI s guardian. They disgrace Gloucester s ambitious wife and then, at Suffolk s devising, murder Gloucester. Although they succeed in turning Henry VI against his protector, they misjudge the people s affection for Gloucester, and the people demand that the murderers be brought to justice. The Duke of York leaves England to lead an army in Ireland to put down a bogus claim to the throne by a clothier, Jack Cade.
Chaos takes hold of nearly every level of society.
The Duke of York s obstacles to the throne are falling away. Together with his four sons and the army he led in Ireland, York opposes an army led by Queen Margaret at St. Albans, where the Yorks win the first round of the Wars of the Roses. Top 3 Henry VI I can add colors to the chameleon, Change shapes with Proteus for advantages, And set the murderous Machiavel to school. I ll pluck it down. Having won the Battle of St. Albans, the House of York confronts the House of Lancaster in Parliament.