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The friends of Richard were called Yorkists, because he was duke of York.
Famous Men of the Middle Ages Addison B. Poland 1885
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The practice of inadvertently killing your own soldiers goes way back, at least to the War of the Roses in 1461 when Lancastrian archers, firing into a snowy blizzard against the Yorkists, reportedly watched aghast as their arrows fell back in the wrong direction.
John Darnton: Accidental Fire John Darnton 2011
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The practice of inadvertently killing your own soldiers goes way back, at least to the War of the Roses in 1461 when Lancastrian archers, firing into a snowy blizzard against the Yorkists, reportedly watched aghast as their arrows fell back in the wrong direction.
John Darnton: Accidental Fire John Darnton 2011
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In the leading review article, we look at the impact of not just ebooks, but new "apps", which allow readers to interact with the text in entirely new ways, from flicking to a family tree of the Tudors and Yorkists in Hillary Mantel's Wolf Hall, to throwing tarts at the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland.
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Edmund and Jasper are in a state of constant muted fury at the incursions of Herbert and the Yorkists, writing to their father Owen, who is in turn riding out with his men, harrying York lands, and planning a concerted campaign with his boys.
The Red Queen Philippa Gregory 2010
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I know all Yorkists are ambitious and disloyal in their very cradles.
The Red Queen Philippa Gregory 2010
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Three dukes, six earls, and sixteen barons ride in with them, all of them heartfelt Yorkists and sworn to be faithful.
The White Queen Philippa Gregory 2009
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We are now passionate Yorkists and you can expect Father to plant white roses in his hedgerows and wear a bloom in his hat.
The White Queen Philippa Gregory 2009
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There are Yorkists in every great house in the land now, and every profitable business or place or tax is in their gift.
The White Queen Philippa Gregory 2009
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It may be that one day the Turks will apologise to Armenia, the Japanese properly apologise to Korea, descendants of the Duke of Buckingham apologise to the Yorkists and so on, ad infinitum; apologies which cost the person apologising nothing whatsoever and instead confer upon them intimations of magnanimity and decency.
Say you’re sorry — but never apologise for anything you’ve actually done 2009
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