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Presentation about the War of the Roses in England
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The War of the Roses
(1455-1485)
Contents Introduction The reason of the War The name of the War The Battle of Bosworth 1485 The Death of Richard III Consequences of the Battle of
Bosworth England during the War
Introduction
The War of the Roses was a series of dynastic civil wars in England fought between 1455 and 1485.For thirty years, a bitter struggle for the English throne was waged between two branches on the same family, the House of York and the House of Lancaster.
The reason of the War The War of the Roses
began in 1455, when many barons resented the way that the Lancaster family had seized the throne in 1399 and felt that Henry V, IV or VI were not the rightful kings.
According to the barons, the York family, cousins of the Lancasters, were truly entitled to reign.
The name of the War
The Struggle for power was know as the War of the Roses because the Lancaster emblem was a red rose
and the York emblem a white rose.
Henry of Lancaster Richard of York
The Battle of Bosworth 1485
The battle of Bosworth is one of the most important battles in English history. It led to the War of the Roses, and planted the Tudor house on the throne of England
The Death of Richard III Richard III was the last
English monarch to have been killed in battle.
Henry Tudor landed at Milford Haven on 7 August in an attempt to claim the throne of England.
Henry gathered supporters on his journey through Wales, and by the time he arrived in the Midlands, he had amassed an army of an estimated 5,000 men. Richard III, on the other hand, had an army of nearly 8,000.
Consequences of the Battle of Bosworth
After the battle, Henry Tudor was crowned as King Henry VII, marking the beginning of the 118-year reign of the Tudor dynasty in England.
Henry Vll (representing the Lancaster family) married Elizabeth of York (representing the York family).
This marriage united the two families.
Henry created the Tudor rose. the White Rose of York the Red Rose of Lancaster. It symbolized the end of a
struggle between York and Lancaster.
England during the War