War of Roses

War Of Roses: Introduction
The Wars of the Roses were a series of wars for control of

the throne of England fought between children of Edward III, the
King of England. The fighting was between two families that
claimed the right to the throne, House of York and the House of
Lancaster, from 1455 to 1485. The name Wars of the Roses is
based on the badges used by the two sides, the red rose for the
Lancastrians and the white rose for the Yorkists.
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War Of Roses: Introduction
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War Of Roses: How it Began
King Edward III was a king of England. He ruled
England from 1327-1377. He was regarded as a very good
king. Englands military was very powerful because of him.
Edward was crowned when he was fourteen years old,
after his father was forced to resign. He gained a lot of
territory. When he became older, he was much less active,
mostly a result of his bad health. He died of a stroke in
1377 aged 64.
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War of Roses: How it Began
He had three sons that actually matter. ( 5 child in total )
Edward The Black Prince
John of Gaunt Edmund of Langley

Duke of Lancaster Duke of York
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Edward the Black Prince has a son

name Richard
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But then he died at the age of

45 before his father. He never
RIP became a king in his lifetime
Edward
The Black
Prince
1330-1376
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After a year of his father's death, his
grandfather, the king of England,
also passed away
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He was granted the title the

King of england and became
RIP
Richard II of England, at the
age of ten Edward III
1312-1327
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John and Edmund

were not happy that
their father skip the
son generation and
give the throne to the
ten-year-old
Richard.
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The hate and jealousy would live on through generations of
the House of Lancaster and House of York.
And thats how the War of Roses began.
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War of Roses: Fight for the Throne
Because of King Richard IIs young age and many

unpopular decisions, many civilians didnt like him.
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Henry IV who is a son of
John of Gaunt, used this
opportunity to overthrow
Richard II and killed him.
This give power to the

House of Landcaster
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RIP RIP
RIP
Edward Richard II
Edward III
The Black 1367-1400
1312-1327
Prince
1330-1376
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Henry IV faced some problems and rebellion

problems but he overcame them. He ruled for 14
years before dying in 1413.
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RIP RIP RIP

Edward III Richard II Henry IV
1312-1327 1367-1400 1366-1400
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Henry V = Son
Henry VI = Grandson
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RIP
Henry V
1366-1400
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Henry VI was a very weak and incompetent

king. He often had mental breakdown.
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Henry VI married Margaret of Anjou

and had a son named
Edward the westminster.
Because of Henry Vs weakness,

Margaret of Anjou became the leader
of the House of Landcaster
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Margaret often fought with

Richard of York
Because Richard want to
overthrow Henry VI.
In 1460, Richard was killed by

Margaret.
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RIP
RIP RIP
Richard
Henry IV Henry V
Of York
1366-1400 1366-1400
1411-1460
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However, the fight continued.

Edward IV, son of Richard,
continued to fight with Margaret
to overthrow Henry VI.
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With the help of Warwick,

Edward was able to win.
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Edward became Warwick became

the king of the advisor of
England, Edward IV.
Edward IV.
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However, things didnt go well

with the two and Warwick
betrayed Edward IV.
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King Edward IV was
very powerful.
Margaret was
RIP imprisoned and
Warwick Warwick was killed
1428-1471
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Edward V was heir to the throne

after Edward IV died in 1483
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Edward V ruled for only two years but was

overthrown by his uncle Richard III.
Richard III claimed that Edward V was born

from a unofficial marriage and had no rights to
be the king so he became the king.
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House of York seemed to be the winner...
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Until Henry VII, House of Lancaster,

appeared and overthrown Richard III.
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War of Roses: How it ended
Henry VII wanted to stop the conflicts so he

married Elizabeth of York to unite the two
house into House of Tudor.
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War of Roses: How it ended
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War of Roses: Significance
After the war, House of Tudors are established. House of
Tudors would eventually become a strong ruling dynasty and
influence England in many ways. Moreover, the Tudors helped
England moved from Medieval Era to a Modern Era. One of the
important contributions of the Tudors is calming down the
religious conflicts in England.
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References
Feature History - War of the Roses. (2017, February 21).
Retrieved May 12, 2017, from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8usSAMpuSVI
Wars of the Roses. (2017, January 22). Retrieved May 10, 2017,
from https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_the_Roses
The War of the Roses. (n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2017, from
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-war-of-the
-roses
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War Of Roses: Introduction

The Wars of the Roses were a series of wars for control of

Edward The Black Prince

John of Gaunt Edmund of Langley

Edward the Black Prince has a son

But then he died at the age of

He was granted the title the

John and Edmund

And thats how the War of Roses began.

Because of King Richard IIs young age and many

This give power to the

Henry IV faced some problems and rebellion

RIP RIP RIP

Henry VI was a very weak and incompetent

Henry VI married Margaret of Anjou

Because of Henry Vs weakness,

Margaret often fought with

In 1460, Richard was killed by

However, the fight continued.

With the help of Warwick,

Edward became Warwick became

However, things didnt go well

Edward V was heir to the throne

Edward V ruled for only two years but was

Richard III claimed that Edward V was born

House of York seemed to be the winner...

Until Henry VII, House of Lancaster,

Henry VII wanted to stop the conflicts so he

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