The Wars of the Roses were the civil wars fought in England and Wales between the houses of York and Lancaster – represented by a white and a red rose respectively – between 1455 and 1485. They heralded the end of the Plantagenet dynasty, and the dawning of the Tudor age...
Wars of the Roses backgrounders: what happened and why?
Key figures in the Wars of the Roses
Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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