Anne, Warwick's daughter, was now a widow, in 1472 she married Richard, King Edward's younger brother. Edward, Prince of Wales, was killed in battle and his father, Henry VI, was captured and later murdered. Later that year the Lancastrians were defeated at Tewkesbury. His daughter Anne was married to Edward, the Prince of Wales, whose father and mother were Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou. Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick, was killed at the Battle of Barnet in 1471. Warwick had no sons, but he married his daughters to important people. Warwick's oldest daughter, Isabel, was married to King Edward's brother, George Duke of Clarence.
Warwick the Kingmaker is killed at the Battle of Barnet Margaret of Anjou and Warwick were forced to flee to France for safety. However, at the Battle of Losecoat Field, Edward won a victory and took the crown from Henry VI. In 1470, shortly after the Lancastrian victory against York at the Battle of Edgecoat Moor, Henry VI was restored as king. During this time Henry VI suffered from mental illness, so queen Margaret led the Lancastrian armies. Warwick switched sides, fighting instead for Lancaster, and allying himself with his one-time enemy, Margaret of Anjou, Henry VI's wife. The "Kingmaker" became furious and felt humiliated when he discovered the marriage of the king. Edward secretly married Elizabeth Woodville for love, while Warwick had planned a marriage between Edward and the royal House of France. In 1464, the alliance between Warwick and King Edward IV soured. There was no question that Warwick's support helped Edward's cause. After his victory at Mortimer's Cross in 1461, Edward, Earl of March, the son of Richard from the House of York was proclaimed King Edward IV. All the while the "Kingmaker" continued to fight on the side of the House of York.
Richard Duke of York died at the Battle of Wakefield in 1460, so Edward, his son, continued the Yorkist claim to the throne. Yet Warwick was so powerful during the Wars of the Roses that his nickname was "Kingmaker," because whomever he backed had the better chance of becoming king.ĭuring the Wars of the Roses, Warwick fought on the side of York. The only thing Warwick lacked was a direct bloodline to claim the throne. Warwick also had powerful friends outside of England's borders. Warwick was so wealthy and influential, that he could raise his own private army. One of the "super barons" was Warwick. Warwick, whose name was Richard Neville was the 16th Earl of Warwick. When studying the English kings of the House of York, you have to understand that at that time some barons or vassals were more powerful and richer than the king himself. English Kings: The House of York & the Wars of the Roses
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