King Henry took no part in the Battle of St Albans
He just sat under his banner in the market square
while his greatest nobles fought to the death
in these streets all around him
Nothing could have made it clearer
that he was only a pawn
in this increasingly brutal and dangerous game
When the fighting was over
it became clear that the Duke of York's army had won the day
And his enemy, the Duke of Somerset, was dead
Henry was now in York's control
The battle changed everything
And for Margaret it was a turning point
York still claimed to be Henry's loyal subject
but, in Margaret's view
loyal subjects didn't set out to capture their King in battle
And York's closeness to the royal line of succession
now made him a threat to her son
If Henry wasn't able to fight for their son's future
then Margaret would do it for him