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Wars of the Roses (1455-85)
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Name, badges Beginning of hostility Situation in England Henry VI, Richard Plantagenet Result Aftermath
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Civil war in England House of York vs. House of Lancaster (both branches of Plantagenet royal house) Named in 19.century Badges
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Beginning of the hostility The end of reign of Edward III in 1377 John of Guant (Lancaster) Richard II Plantagenet (York)
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Situation in England England in bad condition (100 years war) Low number of people Kapitalism Ex-soldiers
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Henry VI, Richard Plantagenet Henry VI. a weak king, got mad, Yorks claim the throne 1453 – Henry became insane, Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, named a Lord Protector 1455 – Henry‘s recovery 1455, May 22 – First Battle of Albans
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Result – 1:1 30.10.1485 – Henry Tudor became a king (closer to Lancaster) But married to Elizabeth of York So the score is 1:1
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Aftermath The end of Plantagenets dynasty Replaced by Tudor dynasty People were fed up with wars New people in authorities
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