The War of the Roses: A Monarchical Struggle

The War of the Roses wasn't one war. It was thirty two years of England stabbing itself

in the face over a crown. How did the War of the Roses influence monarchy in the

15th century? Lancaster versus York. Red rose versus white rose.

Cousin versus cousin. Members of the Plantagenet dynasty, ending with Henry Tudor Lancastrian

defeating Richard III Yorkist at Bosworth Field, uniting the houses by marrying Elizabeth

of York and establishing the Tudor dynasty, ushering in a new era for England. Both houses descended

from King Edward III, but the Lancastrians held the throne when the war began,

with a weak King Henry VI, while the Yorkists, led by Richard, Duke of York,