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     • Wars of the Roses, (1455–85) Series of dynastic civil wars between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne. The wars were named for the emblems of the two houses, the white rose of York and the red of Lancaster.
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   What were the wars of the Roses?

   • Wars of the Roses, (1455–85) Series of dynastic civil wars between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne. The wars were named for the emblems of the two houses, the white rose of York and the red of Lancaster. Both claimed the throne through descent from Edward III.

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   Who created the wars of the Roses?

   • And one of the family symbols of the House of Lancaster is the red rose. The imagery is there, and it's picked up very early on: probably the most important person in terms of creating the idea of the Wars of the Roses is Henry VII, who has a Lancastrian claim.

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   What was a red rose in the Civil War?

   • At the time they were referred to as civil wars. The red rose was associated with the Lancastrian Someone who belonged to or supported the House of Lancaster. Yorkist Someone who belonged to or supported the House of York. This conflict became known as the Wars of the Roses after the conflict had finished.

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   What caused the war of the Roses?

   • The War of the Roses was caused by a struggle between a deposed King Henry VI and his cousin Richard, the Duke of York. King Henry VI of England. / Hulton Archive/Getty Images After England lost virtually all of its French holdings in 1453, King Henry VI suffered a mental breakdown.

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   Wars of the Roses, (1455–85) Series of dynastic civil wars between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne. The wars were named for the emblems of the two houses, the white rose of York and the red of Lancaster. Both claimed the throne through descent from Edward III.

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   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.

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   Both houses were branches of the Plantagenet royal house, tracing their descent from King Edward III. The name "Wars of the Roses" was not used during the time of the wars, but has its origins in the badges associated with the two royal houses, the Red Rose of Lancaster and the White Rose of York.

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   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.

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   Jan 12, 2022 · The Wars of the Roses was a civil war fought between the House of Lancaster (Red Rose of Lancaster) and the House of York (White Rose of York) for the English throne from 1455 to 1487.

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   May 22, 2020 · The War of the Roses wasn't one long, continuous conflict; it was a series of minor wars and civil skirmishes interrupted by long periods that were mostly peaceful, if politically tense (which...

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   Plantagenet. family. Both sides. descended. from King Edward III. One side of the family was called the House of Lancaster and the other, the House of York. The members of the House of...