The War of Roses lasted from 1455 until 1485. It was a series of dynastic civil wars and civil unrest. Oddly enough the name was not given to the war until many years after it was finished, named by the badges of the two fighting parties; the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster.
Both of the houses had laid claim to the throne through the descent of the many sons of Edward III. After the unfortunate death of Henry V, the
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