#WAR OF THE ROSES PLUS#

They did this in the hope that England would never be strong enough to invade them again.Yorkists and Lancastrians taking white and red roses in the Inner Temple Garden: First Battle of St Albans, fought on 22nd May 1455 in the Wars of the Roses: allegorical picture from William Shakespeare by Henry Arthur PayneДЇirst Battle of St Albans: The First Battle of the Wars of the Roses, fought in the streets of St Albans on 22 ndВ May 1455.Д«attle of Blore Heath: The battle fought on 23 rdВ September 1459, at which the Earl of SalisburyвЂ™s Yorkist army defeated a larger Lancastrian army, enabling it to join the Duke of York at Ludlow.Д«attle of Northampton: King Henry VI, captured for a second time by the Yorkists, after the crushing defeat of the Lancastrians at the Battle of Northampton, fought on 10 thВ July 1460.Д«attle of Wakefield 1460: Queen Margaret of AnjouвЂ™s crushing defeat of the Yorkists on 30 th December 1460, with the death of the Yorkist leader, Richard, Duke of York and his young son, the Duke of Rutland.Д«attle of MortimerвЂ™s Cross: Edward, Earl of MarchвЂ™s decisive defeat of Jasper Tudor, on 3 rd February 1461, on the Welsh Border War broke out between them and it had the support from the neighboring kingdoms who offered asylum and monetary support to the defeated party. York was not to be left behind and formed a pact with the Earls of Wawick and Salisbury, later known as the Yorkists, who wore white roses. This alliance, known as the Lancastrians, wore red roses and had the support of the king. He then formed an alliance with Percy, who was the Earl of Northumberland and Clifford. When King Henry VI recovered in 1455, York was removed from his position and Somerset was released from prison. The country began its descent into chaos. The royal nobles took advantage of the situation and started small wars with their rivals. He took revenge on his perceived enemies and he had Somerset put in prison.

York was appointed the protector of England.

So in the height of Somersets' unpopularity, York set sail from Ireland to England with his supporters.The King was forced from the throne due to mental illness and the perception that he was a weak and ineffectual king. York had interests in France and he had contributed a fortune to the KingвЂ™s army. Despite this, the King still gave him his backing since he was his cousin. In France, Somerset greatly mismanaged the war effort there leading to embarrassing defeats that made him unpopular at home. When Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York was sent to Ireland he was unhappy with the decision, and skeptical of the move since he feared that Somerset was in a position to climb to the top, a place which he strongly believed to be his. During the reign of King Henry VI when England was occupying France, Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset was given the mandate of commanding the KingвЂ™s army and to maintain their possessions there. It is notable that the warring parties came from the lineage of King Edwards III.

In the period between 14, the war would swing both sides and would see foreign intervention into the efforts of both the parties to prevent the nation from being united. The House of Lancaster and the House of York both sought to control the throne of England.

#WAR OF THE ROSES PLUS#

The War of the Roses was series of battles from 1455 to 1487 that divided English society along political alignments due to personal ambitions and egos, plus a pure mistrust among the Lancastrians and the Yorkists.

War of the roses