Richard iyo Edward waxay ku qasbanaadeen inay u cararaan Burgundy bishii Oktoobar 1470 kadib markii Warwick uu ku biiray dhinaca boqoradda Lancastrian-ka ee hore Margaret of Anjou. Sanadkii 1468, Richard walaashiis Margaret waxay guursatay Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, iyo walaalaha waxay filan karaan soo dhaweyn halkaas ah. Edward waxaa dib loogu soo celiyay carshiga guga 1471, kadib dagaaladii Barnet
iyo Tewkesbury, labadoodaba Richard oo 18 jir ah ayaa door muhiim ah ka ciyaaray.