Outlines of ancient and modern history, on a new plan . t, however,fully consider himself as king, until he had obtained, (1461.)at Towton, a signal victory over the adherents of Henry, ofwhom 36,000 were killed. His title was that of Edward various turns of fortune, in which he was once deposed,and Heniy re-instated on the throne, he finally triumphedover the Lancastrians, in the desperate battle of Tewkesbury, in which Margaret, and her son, the Prince of Wales,were taken prisoners. The latter was assassinated, andking Henry, who had been confined in the tower, was founddead a few d
Outlines of ancient and modern history, on a new plan . t, however,fully consider himself as king, until he had obtained, (1461.)at Towton, a signal victory over the adherents of Henry, ofwhom 36,000 were killed. His title was that of Edward various turns of fortune, in which he was once deposed,and Heniy re-instated on the throne, he finally triumphedover the Lancastrians, in the desperate battle of Tewkesbury, in which Margaret, and her son, the Prince of Wales,were taken prisoners. The latter was assassinated, andking Henry, who had been confined in the tower, was founddead a few days afterwards. Margaret, whose ambition hadkindled the desolating war, was punished only with imprison-ment. She was afterwards ransomed by the king of Franceand died in that country. § It is snid that the young prince, when brought before the king,and asked in an insulting tone, by the latter, how he dared to invadeiris dominion, replied, with a spirit congenial to his high birth, thathe came thither to claim his just inheritance. The ungenerous Ed. The Princes smothered in the lower. P. ] 97,
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