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The Wars of the Roses, known at the time and in following centuries as the Civil Wars, were a series of civil wars fought over control of the English throne from 1455 to 1487. The wars were fought between supporters of the House of Lancaster and House of York , two rival cadet branches of the royal House of Plantagenet .
John Clay (Wars of the Roses) Henry Clifford, 10th Baron Clifford; John Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford; Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron Clifford; Gervase Clifton (died 1471) Edward Brooke, 6th Baron Cobham; Christopher Conyers (bailiff of Richmond) Francesco Coppini; Hugh Courtenay (died 1471) William Courtenay (1451–1512)
The Wars of the Roses, 1455 to 1487, is the name generally given to the intermittent civil war fought over the throne of England between adherents of the House of Lancaster and the House of York Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wars of the Roses .
English royal families in the Wars of the Roses; Dukes (except Aquitaine) and Princes of Wales are noted, as are the monarchs' reigns. † =Killed in action; =Executed See also Family tree of English monarchs
The term Wars of the Roses refers to the informal heraldic badges of the two rival houses of Lancaster and York, which had been contending for the English throne since the late 1450s. In 1461 the Yorkist claimant, Edward, Earl of March , was proclaimed King Edward IV and defeated the supporters of the weak, intermittently insane Lancastrian ...
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Wars of the Roses (1455–1487). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Pages in category "Battles of the Wars of the Roses"
The term "Roses rivalry" refers to the rivalry between the English counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire. The rivalry originated in the aftermath of the Wars of the Roses (1455–1487) which was fought between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. [1] The roses rivalry is still present to this day.
The rivalry between the House of Plantagenet's two cadet branches of York and Lancaster brought about the Wars of the Roses, a decades-long fight for the English succession. It culminated in the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, when the reign of the Plantagenets and the English Middle Ages both met their end with the death of King Richard III.