What are facts about the war of the roses?

Answer 1

1. The Wars of The Roses were fought on and off between 1455 and 1485.

2. They were between two rival factions of the royal English house of Plantagenet: The House of Lancaster and the House of York

3. The name of the wars comes from the badges of each house: the Red Rose of Lancaster and the White Rose of York .

4. The wars spelt the end of the royal Plantagenet line, which had ruled England since the 12th century, and the emergence of the Tudor house as the rulers of England.

5. The final battle of the wars in 1485 is perhaps the most well known: The Battle of Bosworth Field, between the respective armies of King Richard III and Henry Tudor.

6. The final "official" months of the wars in 1485 occured during the reign of King Richard III, a usurper to the throne who imprisoned his two young nephews in the Tower of London - one of whom should have been King Edward V but was too young to take the throne - where they mysteriously disappeared, giving rise to the "Princes in the Tower" tale - a mystery that still baffles historians even today.

7. The Wars have remained in modern history thanks to William Shakespeare's various plays on the participants.

8. The consecutive Kings of France and the Dukes of Burgundy were both known to play the warring factions off against each other by pledging military support and aid to each side to prevent England ever uniting and becoming strong again.

9. The Kings of England during the period were Henry VI (Lancastrian), Edward IV (Yorkist), Edward V (Yorkist), Richard III (Yorkist), Henry VII (Tudor, but of Lancastrian ancestory)

10. The Wars finally ended when Henry VII of the House of Lancaster claimed the throne and married Elizabeth of York, the Yorkist Heiress, so beginning the regin of the Tudor House, which lasted until 1601.

Answer 2

It began on 1455 it finished on 1599 the longest battle was in bosworth