The wars of the roses

1. THE WARS OFTHE
ROSES
Made by Golovlev Sergey

2. About
• 1455 – 1485 in England
• It was a series of civil
wars in England,
between two families –
the Yorks and the
Lancasters

3. The House of Lancaster
The House ofYork

4. The House ofYork
•15th century  1461 - 1485
•They came from royal family of
Plantagenets
•The English kings from the
family of Yorks:
•Edward IV
•EdwardV
•Richard III

5. The House of Lancaster
•15th century  1399 - 1471
•They came from royal
family of Plantagenets
•The English kings from the
family of Lancasters:
•Henry IV
•HenryV
•HenryVI

6. Pre-requirements: (предпосылки)
•Failures of HundredYears'War
•Weak rule of HenryVI
•Social and financial troubles after the war.

7. Armed conflicts
armed conflict

8. Result of theWars of Roses
•The fall of the
Plantagenet, who
were replaced by the
Tudors family
•The Tudor House in the
next years dramatically
changed England

9. References
• The site of “History” channel.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-war-of-the-roses
• “The Encyclopædia Britannica”
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/509963/Wars-of-the-Roses
• “History on the Net” the site of a history teacher
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Tudors/wars_of_roses.htm