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1. • • 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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   What were the wars of the Roses?

   • Wars of the Roses (1455–85), in English history, the series of civil wars that preceded the rise of the Tudors. Fought between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne, the wars were named years afterward from the supposed badges of the contenders: the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster.

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   Who invented the 'war of the Roses'?

   • 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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   When did the wars of the Roses end?

   • These two men would become great rivals, and their battle at St. Albans on 22 May 1455 CE, which Richard won, was the first of the Wars of the Roses. When Richard, Duke of York died at the Battle of Wakefield on 30 December 1460 CE against an army loyal to Henry VI, it seemed the Wars of the Roses would end there.

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   How did the wars of the Roses affect medieval England?

   • Henry consolidated his power in 1499, with the capture and execution of Warbeck. Although historians still debate the true extent of the conflict's impact on medieval English life, there is little doubt that the Wars of the Roses resulted in massive political upheaval and huge changes to the established balance of power.

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   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.

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   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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   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.

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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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   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...

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   Wars of the Roses (1455–85), in English history, the series of civil wars that preceded the rise of the Tudors. Fought between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne, the wars were named years afterward from the supposed badges of the contenders: the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster.

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   The story goes that when members of the two factions came face to face in a garden one day, the Yorkist leader plucked a white rose as his emblem and the Lancastrian leader plucked a red rose as his. The rest of the nobles present similarly plucked a white or red rose to indicate their allegiance.