Wars of the Roses Outline

1. Started in 1455
a. Group of civil wars in fifteenth century
b. Fought by House of York, House of Lancaster, House of
Tudor
2. Called war of the roses- Yorkist wore a white rose, Lancastrians
wore a red rose.
3. Key People were the kings of England who were from House of
York and the House of Lancaster
4. Cause of The Wars of the Roses
a. The rivalry between the house of York and the House of
Lancaster started when King Richard II was overthrown by
his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, in 1399.
But the Wars of the Roses actually began on May 22, 1455
with First Battle of St Albans when Richard, Duke of York and
his ally, Richard, Earl of Warwick defeated the Lancastrians
under Edmund Beaufort who was killed. York captured
Henry VI.
5. Civil War
6. 1st battle took place at St. Albans on 22nd of May
a. Yorkists led by Richard Duke of York easily defeated the
kings army
7. House of Lancaster
a. Henry IV
b. Henry VI
c. Henry V
8. House of York
a. Richard III
 b. Edward IV
c. Edward V
9. House of Tudor
a. Henry VII
10. Yorkist strongly in control
11. Major Battles led to end of the Wars of the Roses
a. 1460: Battle of Northampton
b. 1460: The Battle of Wakefield
c. 1471: Battle of Barnet
d. 1471: Battle of Tewkesbury
e. 1485: Battle of Bosworth Field
12. The Wars of the Roses lasted from 1455-1487. Throughout these

wars the House of York and the House of Lancaster fought for the
throne. By the end Henry VII of Tudor from France won the war
and took control of England.