The White Rose Rebellion

### Outcome

Peace of Oldtown* Theodore Tyrell appointed as Lord of Highgarden and Lord Protector of the Reach
* Dorian Tyrell appointed as his heir until a male son came of age
* The rebels would lay down their arms in exchange for general royal pardon
* Monetary compensation by House Hightower to the Iron Throne
* Lord Rickard Rowan appointed as High Justiciar of the Reach in replacement of Lord Uther Peake

The White Rose Rebellion of 98 AC, called by the bards as "**The Plucking"**, was an armed conflict between the Iron Throne and revolter lords of the Reach over the arrest of the Lord of Highgarden, Gwayne Tyrell, at King's Landing. The rebellion initially was led by the Tyrells against the Northmarcher houses and the Iron Throne, resulting in the execution of Ser Manfred Rowan by Ser Gareth Tyrell. But after the Battle of Dosk, the conflict turned into a rebellion in defense of maintaining the then established line of succession to Highgarden, thus making Dorian Tyrell, son of Alysanne Tyrell and Lucien Hightower, Lord of Highgarden.

This second part of the rebellion was led by Lord Lucas Hightower, who called the Reach's bannermen to join his army due to his position as High-Marshall of the Reach. The rebellion was eventually resolved when the Royal Host marched to Oldtown and, during rounds of negotiations, both parties agreed to the Peace of Oldtown and joined forces against the Ironborn invasion of the Reach.

## Prelude

After catching a spy in the service of Lord Uthor Peake, Lord Gwayne Tyrells sent a raven to Lucien Hightower ordering him to arrest the old Lord Peake. This creates chaos within the Red Keep as Lucien and his men attempt to apprehend the High Justiciar Lord Peake. Lucien used his position as Master of Law to try and justify his reasons, though Lord Peake, Lord Commander Aethan Velaryon and the City Watch all disagree with him, in the end Lucien himself was apprehended.

In the moon that followed, Gwayne unknowingly made way for the capital expecting to be handed Lord Peake by the Hightower. Instead upon his arrival he too was arrested by the City Watch. It was here that even his own vassal, Lord Rickard Rowan sided against him and joined the jury, upon seeing this, Lord Gwayne demanded a trial by combat. Though the King wanted to refuse, he was pressured by his court to accept the demand.

But before he could, news reached that Ser Manfryd Rowan was killed by Ser Gareth for his brothers actions against Lord Gwayne, and soon Gareth would march on Goldengrove to repeat what he did to the remaining Rowans. At this point the Crown suspended Gwaynes trial and announced that the Reach was now in rebellion.

## The Battle of Dosk

Upon receiving word that Gareth and his Tyrell army would soon march upon Goldengrove, the Lords of the Northmarch gathered their forces and moved to the river crossing at a small town known as Dosk. From there they began to send scouts southward hoping to hear news of any Tyrell forces marching north.

The coalition of lords Rowan, Oakheart, Osgrey and Crane and their vassals proved to number close to seventeen thousand and in the coming weeks, four thousand men under Gareth would attempt to cross at Dosk. This would mark one of the only true battles of the White Rose Rebellion. And one that will certainly not be forgotten through history.

Here, the Lord Crane made a name for himself as he led a charge that completely shattered the Tyrells right flank. The other lords did roughly the same as they outnumbered and out planned Gareth, who hadn't expected to see such a mighty force before him. Yet even in the face of defeat, he was reported to have said that one Tyrell solider was worth ten Northmarcher. At the end of the day, he was proven quite wrong as his army was pushed into the River they attempted to cross and ultimately captured by the Northmarchers.