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The Wars of the Roses Explained
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Why did England's royal family feud descend into a bitter 30 year civil war, that engulfed the kingdom, cost thousands of lives and ultimately, bring about the end of the Plantagenets?
Join Chris Green, The History Chap (www.thehistorychap.com), for this short summary of the Wars of the Roses.
The Wars of the Roses was a 30 year dynastic war between rival factions in the Plantagenet royal family tore England apart between 1455 and 1485.
It was the emblems of each part of that divided royal family - The House of York (White Rose) and the House of Lancaster (Red Rose) - which gave the wars their name, The Wars of The Roses.
During that time throne of England changed hands 5 times, and 12 huge battles spilled the blood of thousands of Englishmen.
The Wars of the Roses saw the biggest and deadliest battle ever fought on English soil (the Battle of Towton), as well as other encounters including the battle of Tewkesbury and, of course, the battle of Bosworth.
It also saw more forgotten battles too, such as the battle of Mortimer's Cross in Herefordshire (where young Edward IV defeated an army led by Owain & Jasper Tudor), the battles of St. Albans and the battle of Barnet (where the Earl of Warwick - "Warwick the Kingmaker - finally met his end.
At the end of it all, the Plantaganets lost the very crown that they had been fighting over as Henry Tudor defeated Richard III at Bosworth and became King Henry VII.
The intrigues, twist & turns, and bloody battles of the Wars of the Roses provided the idea for "Game of Thrones". Yet this story is better than anything on TV, because it is real!
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FAQ
What were the Wars of the Roses?
They were a dynastic civil war in medieval England.
When was the Wars of the Roses?
1455 - 1485
Who was fighting who in the Wars of the Roses?
Two rival factions in the Plantagenet royal family - the House of York versus the House of Lancaster.
Why are they called the Wars of the Roses?
Because each side was represented by Rose symbols - the white rose of York versus the red rose of Lancaster.
How did the Wars of the Roses end?
The Wars of the Roses effectively ended when Henry Tudor representing the House of York killed King Richard III (of the house of York) at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
Henry Tudor became King Henry VII (and the founder of the Tudor dynasty).
There was one last battle, at Stoke Field, when the Yorkists unsuccessfully tried to retake the throne.
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My name is Chris Green ("The History Chap") and I am on a mission to share the amazing history of Britain so that we can appreciate where we have come from and why we are here.
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