Henry’s inadequate rule had left England bankrupt and lawless, and put him at odds with his powerful cousin, Richard of York. The Houses of Lancaster and York, two branches of the same royal family, were fighting for the crown – or to control the man wearing it, Henry VI. Five hundred and fifty years ago, Lincolnshire received a call to arms: the Wars of the Roses had flared up again, and all counties were being dragged into the quarrel. Helen Cox explains how Lincolnshire was drawn into this royal feud.
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