The Wars of the Roses

Excerpt from The Wars of the Roses: Or, Stories of the Struggle of York and Lancaster

Besides the Black Prince, the conqueror of Cressy had by his queen, Philippa - the patron ess of Froissart - several sons, among whom were Lionel, Duke of Clarence; John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster; and Edmund of Langley.

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