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That's right. And this story will get a little confusing as we go back and go through it because there's a lot of Richards. There's a lot of Edwards. Yeah. But it's not the hardest thing to keep straight. We're going to do our best. But in order to talk about Richard III, we have to talk a little bit about the War of the Roses.
That's right. And this story will get a little confusing as we go back and go through it because there's a lot of Richards. There's a lot of Edwards. Yeah. But it's not the hardest thing to keep straight. We're going to do our best. But in order to talk about Richard III, we have to talk a little bit about the War of the Roses.
That's right. And this story will get a little confusing as we go back and go through it because there's a lot of Richards. There's a lot of Edwards. Yeah. But it's not the hardest thing to keep straight. We're going to do our best. But in order to talk about Richard III, we have to talk a little bit about the War of the Roses.
which were these bloody civil wars fought over the 1400s, basically in England, like, hey, who's in control here? Which family has a right to the British throne? Most of it was between the House of York and the House of Lancaster, whose symbols were the white rose for York and the red rose for Lancaster. There we go. War of the Roses, white versus red.
which were these bloody civil wars fought over the 1400s, basically in England, like, hey, who's in control here? Which family has a right to the British throne? Most of it was between the House of York and the House of Lancaster, whose symbols were the white rose for York and the red rose for Lancaster. There we go. War of the Roses, white versus red.
which were these bloody civil wars fought over the 1400s, basically in England, like, hey, who's in control here? Which family has a right to the British throne? Most of it was between the House of York and the House of Lancaster, whose symbols were the white rose for York and the red rose for Lancaster. There we go. War of the Roses, white versus red.
One of my favorite all-time movies.
One of my favorite all-time movies.
One of my favorite all-time movies.
It is great and holds up.
It is great and holds up.
It is great and holds up.
It's still so very funny.
It's still so very funny.
It's still so very funny.
Yeah, so he was born in 1452. He was Team York. His dad, Richard, was the third Duke of York, and it was his dad who was a big player in the early part of the War of the Roses. In 1455, he went to dethrone King Henry VI, who was a Lancaster, and that really kicked off the Wars of the Roses. I think I've been saying singular like the Danny DeVito movie, but technically it's the Wars of the Roses.
Yeah, so he was born in 1452. He was Team York. His dad, Richard, was the third Duke of York, and it was his dad who was a big player in the early part of the War of the Roses. In 1455, he went to dethrone King Henry VI, who was a Lancaster, and that really kicked off the Wars of the Roses. I think I've been saying singular like the Danny DeVito movie, but technically it's the Wars of the Roses.
Yeah, so he was born in 1452. He was Team York. His dad, Richard, was the third Duke of York, and it was his dad who was a big player in the early part of the War of the Roses. In 1455, he went to dethrone King Henry VI, who was a Lancaster, and that really kicked off the Wars of the Roses. I think I've been saying singular like the Danny DeVito movie, but technically it's the Wars of the Roses.
Oh, okay. So we're right and wrong.