Zusammenfassung der Ressource
War of the Roses
- 1413-1422: Henry V
- Ideal king, won battles and wars
- Became the King of
France too
- Won against vast odds e.g Agin
Court 6000 English/30,000 French
- 1422-1437: Henry VI
- Only 6 months old, is the King of
England and France
- Country governed by nobles, but
not much change
- Henry VI adult
- Didn't like battles, preferred arts
or walks
- Lost the 100 years war
- Cade Rebellion 1450
- 1455: 1st battle St. Albans 1
- Henry VI still King
- Duke of York vs Duke of
Somerset
- York wins-Somerset
killed
- 1455-1459
- Henry VI King, York
his adviser
- 1459-1461
- 6 battles in 18 months
- York killed
- Edward IV
(York's son) wins
all the battles
- Henry VI flees to
Scotland
- 1461-1464
- Edward IV wants to
defeat remaining Lancs
- Captures Henry VI at Tower
of London
- 1464-1468
- No wars
- Edward marries a commoner,
Elizabeth Woodville
- Falls out with Warwick
- 1469-1471
- Warwick rebels and
makes Henry king again
- Edward flees to France
- Returns with army,
kills Warwick and
Henry
- 1471-1483
- Edward still King
- No Lancs left
- 12 years
of peace
- 1483
- Edward IV dies, son Edward V
takes over, only for a month
- Richard (Edward's brother) takes
over
- Edward IV's sons are put in
tower of london, for 'safety'
- 1483-1485
- Richard III is King, not liked
- Lancs go along family tree> Henry Tudor
- Battle of Bosworth,
Richard is killed
- Richard only lasts 2 years