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The Wars of the Roses: everything you wanted to know

Lauren Johnson responds to listener questions about the Wars of the Roses, the 15th-century clashes for the English throne between the houses of Lancaster and York

Lauren Johnson responds to listener questions about the Wars of the Roses. (Image by Getty Images)

In the latest in our series tackling the big questions on major historical topics, historian Lauren Johnson responds to listener queries and popular search enquiries about the Wars of the Roses, the 15th-century clashes for the English throne between the houses of Lancaster and York.

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