Special Collectors Set 3

The Wars of the Roses - Part 2

Limited to 250 Sets - Issued in 1969

This set, marking the second part of the Wars of the Roses, shows the culmination of the struggle between the the Red Rose of the House of Lancaster, (represented here by King Henry VII), and the White Rose of the House of York, (as Elysabeth of York).

The result of this 28 years of national strife and bloodshed ceased with the two factions united by marriage - and their two iconic symbols combining as the Tudor Rose.   This dynasty produced two of the greatest monarchs in the history of England - Henry VIII, and his daughter, Elizabeth I.

Also included in this group is King Richard III, and the two little princes who were tragically murdered in the Tower of London.

Modern historians are coming to the conclusion that Richard was not a hunchback, and was not a wicked child murderer.   The consensus is that the Pro-Tudor William Shakespeare may have misrepresented him in his histories, to curry favour with the monarchy - And the bad press generated has marred his reputation for centuries

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The recent (4 Feb 2013) news of the excavation of a body in a Leicester car park, (now DNA identified as that of King Richard III), confirms that the king did have a curvature of the spine, though this may not have been so obvious as Shakespeare's description suggests.   Wounds on the King's remains suggest that he fought bravely, and was killed by a blow to the back of the head

The complete set consisted of the following six dolls :

  • P.648 - King Richard III
  • P.649 - Anne Neville
  • P.650a - Edward V (one of the two Princes in the Tower - both sold together)
  • P.650b - The Duke of York (one of the two Princes in the Tower - both sold together)
  • P.651 - King Henry VII
  • P.652 - Elysabeth of York

Each doll was supplied with a numbered certificate of authenticity

The slideshow below displays the entire "Wars of the Roses - Part 2" doll collection

The doll pictures will auto run as a slide show in the window above.

Press F5 (function key 5 on your keyboard), to re-start the slide show.

Alternatively, you may control the slideshow manually – follow the steps below :

  • Place the cursor at the bottom of the window to access thumbnail and navigation control bar
  • Click on the “?” (question mark) symbol (bottom left hand side of the control bar) for a detailed explanation of the controls
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News

21st September 2023

 

Important Announcement

 

My dear wife, Christine, passed away on the 8th December, 2021after 8 weeks in hospital. I was by her side, when she slipped away from me peacefully, with no pain or suffering.

 

Chris had been struggling with a slow decline in health, associated with a progressive, untreatable, and ultimately terminal lung disease, and finally succumbed to her old adversary, Pneumonia.

 

We had been friends for 55 years, together as a couple for 50 years, and married just a month short of 48 years, when she died.   

 

This website was Chris's idea, and I did all the technical stuff, to make it work.   After news of Chris's passing reached her close friends in the doll collecting world, I was deeply touched and gratified to hear their tributes to my dear wife, and I must thank them all for their kindness and support.   Ultimately, it was her doll friends that gave me the courage to continue with the website.

 

In the months before her eventual hospitalisation, Chris had outlined a number of additions and changes she wanted to make to the website, and it is my intention to honour those wishes, and to implement the changes we had considered, over the coming weeks and months.

 

I must apologise to all those who have written to us via the website, only to have your emails go unanswered.   Unfortunately, the email system had been hacked aroung the time Chris was going into hospital, and many emails must have been lost, as a result.

 

As you might imagine, I felt completely broken by Chris's loss, and it is only now, almost 22 months after her passing, that I have felt strong enough to even look at the website again.   

 

My aim is to continue with the website, and to implement Chris's aims for her many new ideas as soon as I can.   In the meantime, I have hopefully got the email system sorted out, and I will attempt to answer any enquiries as soon as I can, and to send replies with the same high degree of accuracy that a reply from Chris would have had.

 

From now on, I will be flying solo, whilst my co-pilot and guide will be soaring much higher, (though she is always in my heart, and in my thoughts).

 

My thanks to all our website visitors for your continued support

 

Dave (also known as Arthur), and Chris, (my lost love, Guinevere)

 

Christine Poulten

25th December 1949 - 8th December 2021