The Wars of the Roses were a series of armed confrontations, machinations, battles and campaigns fought for control of the English throne from 1455 to 1487 between supporters of the House of York and the House of Lancaster, two rival cadet branches of the royal House of Plantagenet. The conflict ended in victory for the House of Tudor, whose founder Henry VII united the rival claims through his marriage to Elizabeth of York. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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CombatantsThe House of Lancaster, later the House of Tudor, with support at times from France and Scotland, against the House of York, supported at times by the Burgundian State 1 OutcomeVictory for the House of Tudor 1 Classification
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1. Wikipedia: Wars of the Roses
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The Wars of the Roses, known at the time and in the following centuries as the Civil Wars, were a series of armed confrontations, machinations, battles and campaigns fought for control of the English throne from 1455 to 1487. The conflict was fought between supporters of the House of York (whose emblem was a white rose) and the House of Lancaster (whose emblem, only by 1485, was a red rose), two rival cadet branches of the royal House of Plantagenet.
Infobox: Date
22 May 1455 - 16 June 1487
Infobox: Belligerents
Lancaster side: House of Lancaster, House of Tudor, Kingdom of France (1460-1485), Kingdom of Scotland (1460-1485) ... York side: House of York, Burgundian State
Infobox: Result
Victory for the House of Tudor
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Infobox casualties: 105,000 killed in combat
Conflict-type attribute (wars-of-the-roses)
The Wars of the Roses, known at the time and in the following centuries as the Civil Wars, were a series of armed confrontations, machinations, battles and campaigns fought for control of the English throne from 1455 to 1487.
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