Cousins' War

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The Cousins' War, better known as the Wars of the Roses, was a series of 15th-century English civil wars between rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet for control of the throne.

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instanceOf civil war
historical event
series of conflicts
alsoKnownAs Wars of the Roses
conflictIn England
conflictType civil war
dynastic war
country Kingdom of England
endCause defeat of Yorkist forces at Stoke Field
victory of Henry Tudor at Bosworth Field
endTime 1487
era Late Middle Ages
followedBy Tudor England
surface form: Tudor period in England
hasCause dynastic dispute over the English throne
rivalry within the House of Plantagenet
hasPart Battle of Barnet
Battle of Bosworth Field
Battle of Hexham
Battle of Northampton (1460)
surface form: Battle of Northampton

Battle of Stoke Field
Battle of Tewkesbury
Battle of Towton
Battle of Wakefield
First Battle of St Albans
location England
mainSubject succession to the English crown
namedAfter heraldic badges of the white and red roses
notableCommander Edward IV of England
King Henry VI of England
surface form: Henry VI of England

Henry VII of England
Richard III of England
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
opponent House of Lancaster
House of York
participant House of Lancaster
House of Plantagenet
House of York
partOf history of England
precededBy Hundred Years' War
result accession of Henry VII of England
decline of the Plantagenet dynasty
establishment of the Tudor dynasty
significantBattle Battle of Barnet
Battle of Bosworth Field
Battle of Stoke Field
Battle of Tewkesbury
Battle of Towton
First Battle of St Albans
startTime 1455
timePeriod 15th century

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Wars of the Roses alsoKnownAs Cousins' War