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Rose White, Rose Red: The Real History of Requiem of the Rose King

Very good summary of the dramatis personae during the War of the Roses. One minor correction though. Henry VI's son was Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, and he was married to Anne Neville for a short time before getting killed at the Battle of Tewkesbury.
Edward V was the son of Edward IV, who was usurped by his uncle, Richard III, and locked up in the Tower of London and murdered together with his younger brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York. Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury were the "Princes in the Tower".

Fixed! That was totally my brain and my hands not communicating with each other. Thanks for catching it!

I suppose you could say that Elizabeth Woodville's marriage to Edward IV was a case of "marrying down", though maybe not the conventional meaning of this phrase. She was considered to be one of the most beautiful women in Europe by contemporary sources

This article refers to Joan of Arc's "prowess in battle", which is misleading since she said (during the fourth session of her trial) that she didn't fight: she said she carried her banner in battle and stayed out of the fighting. She didn't lead directly, as we know from the Royal military records and eyewitness accounts. She denied calling herself a commander. Some of the commanders said they asked for her advice after accepting her as a valid religious visionary, and both sides believed she was influencing events supernaturally, not due to any physical "prowess".