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  2. The Wars of the Roses ended in 1485, following Henry Tudor’s victory over Richard III at Bosworth and his marriage to Elizabeth of York, which united the two families. How did the Wars of the...

    • Mark Cartwright
    • The Name of the Rose. The romantic name for the dynastic conflicts which troubled 15th-century England, the 'Wars of the Roses', was first coined by the novelist Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) 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.
    • Causes of the Wars of the Roses. The causes of the Wars of the Roses are many and, as the conflict went on, so new actors and motivations arrived to perpetuate it even further.
    • The Dukes of York. The barons of England had been increasing their wealth and power as a consequence of the corresponding demise of the Crown. Historians have noted a phenomenon which they call 'bastard feudalism'.
    • Richard III & Henry Tudor. Edward IV's younger brother was Richard, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1452), and he would be the next central character in this deadly game of musical thrones.
  3. Apr 14, 2021 · When did the Wars of the Roses end? To keep things simple, we could say that the Wars of the Roses ended after Bosworth in 1485 when Henry Tudor takes the throne. We can say that with hindsight, because we know the Tudors go on to rule right through until 1603 with the death of Elizabeth I .

  4. Feb 20, 2022 · The Wars of the Roses heralded the end of an age. The hostilities decimated a great many of the leading noble families of England. Most significantly of all, the Plantagenets, who had dominated medieval life in England for three centuries, would disappear from history.

  5. Feb 12, 2020 · The multiple initial causes of the Wars of the Roses, and the reasons why they continued, may be briefly summarised as: the increasing tendency to murder kings and their young heirs, a strategy begun by Henry Bolingbroke in 1399 CE. the incapacity to rule and then illness of Henry VI of England.

    • Mark Cartwright
  6. Mar 11, 2020 · Stoke Field marked in many ways the end of England’s medieval era. It brought to an end that series of 15th-century conflicts known collectively—at least thanks to William Shakespeare—as the Wars of the Roses. Not until the Glorious Revolution of 1688 would rival claimants to the throne again confront each other on the field of battle.

  7. Sep 13, 2023 · How Did the War of the Roses End? The War of the Roses conclusively ended when Henry Tudor defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 and ascended the throne as King Henry VII. His victory united the houses of Lancaster and York through his marriage to Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV, establishing the Tudor dynasty.

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