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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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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.
- A Rose by Any Other Name
- A Summary of Causes
- Might Is Right
- The Weakness of Henry Vi
- The Great Pretender: Richard, Duke of York
- Musical Thrones: Edward IV
- Richard III: Murder Most Horrid
- The Roses Unite: Henry Tudor
The popular name for England's 15th-century CE dynastic conflicts, the 'Warof 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. The division was a...
The multiple initial causes of the Wars of the Roses, and the reasons why they continued, may be briefly summarised as: 1. the increasing tendency to murder kings and their young heirs, a strategy begun by Henry Bolingbroke in 1399 CE. 2. the incapacity to rule and then illness of Henry VI of England. 3. popular discontent with Henry VI's governanc...
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 II ...
Another early problem that we may trace the Wars of the Roses' origins to, is the early death of Henry V of England(r. 1413-1422 CE). When Henry died of illness in 1422 CE, he left his son as heir but the young Henry VI was not even one year old. This meant a ruling council governed England and two regents, appointed by Henry V, ruled England and t...
Richard, the Duke of York was now the Protector of the Realm but he wanted more. The duke wanted to be nominated as Henry VI's heir (at the time he had no children). Richard did have some pedigree as he was the great-grandson of Edward III of England and the nephew of the Earl of March who himself had claimed he was the legitimate heir to Richard I...
Edward IV's reign was briefly interrupted when his old ally the Earl of Warwick turned against him and, justifying his reputation as 'the kingmaker', reinstated Henry VI in 1470 CE. Edward won back his throne on the battlefield the next year and murdered Henry in the Tower of London. The Earl of Warwick and Henry VI's only son were killed in battle...
Richard, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1452 CE) was the younger brother of Edward IV. Richard had helped his brother in several significant battles against the Lancastrians but he, like his namesake father, was ambitious for the biggest prize of all. Richard was not convinced that peace with France was the best policy and may have disagreed with Edward ov...
Henry Tudor did have some royal blood in his veins via the illegitimate Beaufort line which descended from John of Gaunt, a son of Edward III (r. 1327-1377 CE). This was not much of a royal connection, despite the legitimisation of the Beaufort line in 1407 CE, but it was the best the Lancastrians could hope for after Henry VI had left no surviving...
- Mark Cartwright
Apr 14, 2021 · Why is it called the Wars of the Roses? This was a civil war fought between two roses – the household of York, which was which now has come to be symbolised by a white rose, and the household of Lancaster, which has come to be symbolised by a red rose – hence the name Wars of the Roses.
Sep 13, 2016 · The name Wars of the Roses comes from the badges used by the two sides, the red rose for the Lancastrians and the white rose for the Yorkists. At the time, the wars were better known as the Wars...
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485) was a series of civil wars fought over the throne of England between adherents of the House of Lancaster and the House of York. Both houses were branches of the Plantagenet royal house, tracing their descent from King Edward III.
May 22, 2020 · The War of the Roses was initially known as "The Cousins' War." The conflicts didn't come to be called the "Wars of the Roses" until long after the actual fighting stopped. Throughout the...
The Wars of the Roses saw two primary factions vying for control, known as the Houses of Lancaster and York. Both the Houses of Lancaster and York trace their lineage back to King Edward III of England, making the Wars of the Roses essentially a family feud. The Lancastrian line began with John of Gaunt, the third surviving son of Edward III.
