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- The popular name for England's 15th-century CE dynastic conflicts, the ' War of the Roses', was first coined by the novelist Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832 CE) after the later badges of the two main families involved (neither of which were actually the favoured liveries at the time): a white rose for York and a red rose for Lancaster.
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Wars of the Roses, (1455–85), in English history, the series of dynastic civil wars whose violence and civil strife preceded the strong government of the Tudors. Fought between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne, the wars were named many years afterward from the supposed badges of the contending parties: the white rose of ...
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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. The Wars of the Roses were fought between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne. The wars were named many years afterward from the supposed badges of the contending parties: the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster.
Feb 12, 2020 · One of the first causes of the Wars of the Roses was the precedent that stealing the throne of England by war and murder was an acceptable strategy for a future king. Henry IV of England (previously known as Henry Bolingbroke, r. 1399-1413 CE), the first Lancaster king, had done just that: usurped the throne and murdered his predecessor Richard ...
- Mark Cartwright
Sep 13, 2016 · The Wars of the Roses were a series of civil wars fought between 1455 and 1487 for the English throne. The battles were fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of...
Apr 14, 2021 · The Wars of the Roses were the civil wars fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian dynasties in the 15th century. Explore the conflict in full – from its root causes and who's who, through to the realities of civil war in the Middle Ages and 12 unbelievable incidents that occurred during the wars
The so called "Wars of the Roses" were largely sporadic between 1455 and 1485; but came to a head with the assassination of the young King Edward V. Richard of Gloucester had acted as the King's...
York captured Henry VI. Why were they called the Wars of the Roses? The White Rose was the symbol of Yorkist supporters who opposed the rival House of Lancaster, whose symbol was the Red Rose of Lancaster. The opposition of the two parties, symbolised by the red and white roses gave the wars their name - the Wars of the Roses.
