Lancastrians and Yorkists.
Lancastrians were of the House of Lancaster (descended from John of Gaunt) and wore a red rose.
Yorkists were of the House of York (descended from Lionel, John's brother) and wore a white rose.
The War of the Roses. Or sometimes the Wars of the Roses.
It was called The War of The Roses or The Cousins War because the House of Lancaster and the House of York were actually related by blood to a previous King, both houses thought that they had the right to the throne.
He was called "The Kingmaker".
The War of the Roses was a dynastic rivalry between two branches of the House of Plantagenet. It was fought between the houses of Lancaster and York.
A: Lancaster, represented by a red rose. York, represented by a white rose. Ergo, War of the Roses.
it is called the civil war.
The War of the Roses. Or sometimes the Wars of the Roses.
The Cousins' War.
the war of the roses was a hundred year war between the house of york and the house of Lancaster, only on the 22nd of august 1485 was it resolved in the battle of Bosworth when Henry Tudor won and Richard III died.
The two families fighting both had roses in their crests. One family's roses were red, and the other's were white.
Wars of the roses
Lancaster and York.
There were two roses involved in this war. There was the red rose for the House of Lancaster, and the white rose for the House of York.
It was called The War of The Roses or The Cousins War because the House of Lancaster and the House of York were actually related by blood to a previous King, both houses thought that they had the right to the throne.
He was called "The Kingmaker".
The War of the Roses was a dynastic rivalry between two branches of the House of Plantagenet. It was fought between the houses of Lancaster and York.
A: Lancaster, represented by a red rose. York, represented by a white rose. Ergo, War of the Roses.