The Wars of the Roses were a series of conflicts between the rival English houses of Lancaster and York, both of which had claims to the throne. They began in 1455 with disagreements over a proposed resolution to the Hundred Years’ War, and ended in 1487 after the Lancastrian Henry VII u...
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of the Wars of the Roses was forgotten, and was succeeded by an era of reconciliation and good feeling. England was united in a heroic queen whom all sects, ranks, and parties idolized. The whole country exulting in its new sense of freedom and power became a fairyland of youth, ...
Wars of the Roses - England, Lancaster, York: The next round of the wars arose out of disputes within the Yorkist ranks. Warwick, the statesman of the group, was the true architect of the Yorkist triumph. Until 1464 he was the real ruler of the kingdom.
Andrew (A.W.) Boardmanis the author ofSt Albans 1455: The Anatomy of a Battleas well asTowton 1461: The Anatomy of a Battle,both from theHistory Press. A historian whose published works includeThe Medieval Soldier in the Wars of the RosesandThe First Battle o...
Battles were clashes in a series of civil wars between the House of Lancaster (Red Rose) and the House of York (White Rose), and so the conflict is often called the Wars of the Roses as well. Both houses could trace their ancestry back to King Edward III and the royal Plantagenet...
The Woodville family are synonymous with the Wars of the Roses. While much has been published on the family as a whole, especially Elizabeth, wife of Edward IV, Anthony Woodville – the favourite sibling of Elizabeth – has been largely overlooked by history. He is famed for his arrest and...
3. Wars of the Roses (1455-1487) A series of civil wars in England between the House of York and the House of Lancaster, both claiming the English throne. The conflicts eventually led to the establishment of the Tudor dynasty. 4. Reconquista (711-1492) ...
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