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The Wars of Roses 1455 - 1488. a series of civil wars fought in medieval England a bitter struggle for the English throne between two b ranches of the same family , the House of York the House of Lancaster both descended from Edward III. King Edward III 1327 - 1377.
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TheWarsofRoses1455 - 1488 a series of civil wars fought in medieval England a bitter struggle for the English throne between two branches of the same family, the House of Yorkthe House of Lancaster both descended from Edward III
King Edward III1327 - 1377 • admired for his courage on the battlefield and for his courtly manners symbol of the „code of chivalry“ • founded The Order of the Garter ( Podvazkový řád ) 24 knights meet once a year on St George‘s Day at Windsor Castle ( still followed )
The House of York • King Edward IV • 1461 -1470, 1471 – 1483 • great-great-great-grandsonof Edward III • twice a king of England, winning the struggle against the Lancasters • King Richard III • 1483 - 1485 • younger brother of Edward IV • killed in battle against Henry VII endof the Wars of the Roses. • last English King to die on the battlefield
The House ofLancasters • Henry IV • 1399 – 1413 • grandsonof Edward III • Henry came to the English throne by force. • He made his cousin Richard II, abdicate, and then seized the crown himself. • This started theWarsofRoses • Henry Tudor ( Henry VII) • 1485 – 1509 • great - grandsonof Henry IV • defeated King Richard III at the battle ofBosworth Field in1485 • thefirstoftheTudors
TheTudor dynasty Henry Vll(the Lancaster) married Elizabeth of York (the York). This marriage united the two families. Henry created the Tudor rose, containing both the White rose of York and the Red Rose of Lancaster. It symbolized the end of a struggle between York and Lancaster
Sources: • http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/Tudors.html • http://www.chiddingstone.kent.sch.uk/homework/tudors/waroftheroses.htm • http://www.chiddingstone.kent.sch.uk/homework/tudors/waroftheroses.htm