In the previous episode we explored how the Wars of the Roses started.

The Lancastrians made the first move when Henry Bolingbroke seized the throne from his cousin, Richard II.

He was crowned King Henry IV and was succeeded by his son, Henry V, and then his one-year old grandson, Henry VI.
Weak and dominated by powerful nobles, Henry VI suffered from a series of mental breakdowns.

Now was the moment for Richard Duke of York to make his move...