{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"House of York - Part 2: Alliance, battle, and the bloody road to the throne","description":"Power is never given—it must be seized. In England’s castles and council chambers, the House of York transforms from loyal noble house into the kingdom’s greatest challenger. The white rose, once a symbol, now becomes a standard for war.\r\n\r\nIn the decades after the Hundred Years’ War, England reels from military exhaustion and a faltering monarchy. From Fotheringhay’s fortress walls, Richard, third Duke of York, surveys a fractured realm. Heir to both the York and Mortimer lines, Richard is a man born for crisis—his claim to royal blood matched only by his appetite for power. He forges alliances with the great Neville family through marriage to Cecily, the legendary Rose of Raby. Their children—Edward, George, Richard, and Margaret—grow up amid court intrigue and the constant threat of violence. The Yorks are more than a family; they are a network, binding together the most ambitious houses in the land.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thelineagearchive.com/dynasty/house-of-york","author_name":"The Archive Network"}