The Wars of the Roses were the civil wars fought in England and Wales between the houses of York and Lancaster – represented by a white and a red rose respectively – between 1455 and 1485. They heralded the end of the Plantagenet dynasty, and the dawning of the Tudor age...
Wars of the Roses backgrounders: what happened and why?
The Wars of the Roses: the 15th-century clash of kings that heralded the dawn of the Tudor dynasty
7 things you (probably) didn’t know about the houses of Lancaster and York. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Did the Tudors invent the Wars of the Roses?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The Wars of the Roses: York v Beaufort?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Key figures in the Wars of the Roses
Margaret of Anjou: a brief guide to the 'She-Wolf of France'
Like father, like son: Richard Plantagenet and Richard III
Edward IV: champion of the Wars of the Roses
The power behind the throne: women in the Wars of the Roses. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Henry VI may have had a "sex coach" - plus 4 more curious facts about his life
Richard III: your guide to the last Yorkist king of England
Anne Neville: wife of Richard III, daughter of Warwick the Kingmaker, and a modern enigma
Q&AWhy was Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, known as the Kingmaker?
Margaret Beaufort: mother of the Tudors
Henry VII: your guide to the first Tudor king
Battles of the Wars of the Roses
9 battles that shaped the Wars of the Roses – from St Albans to Tewkesbury
The battle of Towton: did the biggest, bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil take place during the Wars of the Roses?
The battle of Barnet, 1471: the Wars of the Roses clash that killed the Kingmaker. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
How Edward IV reclaimed his throne at the battle of Tewkesbury
Bosworth and the rise of the Tudors
10 things you need to know about the battle of Bosworth
Did Richard III really kill the Princes in the Tower?
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What if…Richard III had won at Bosworth?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
