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Who headed the Yorkist faction that was excluded from the Great Council Margaret called for?

  • Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York

  • William, 2nd Duke of York

  • Henry, 1st Duke of York

  • Edward, 4th Duke of York

Answer

Richard of York, the 3rd Duke of York, led the Yorkist faction excluded from the Great Council summoned by Margaret. He was a prominent English nobleman and a key figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars between the rival houses of York and Lancaster.
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