Wars of the Roses

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civil war dynastic conflict war of succession

The Wars of the Roses were a series of 15th-century English civil wars between rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet, the Houses of Lancaster and York, over control of the English throne.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Wars of the Roses canonical	124
Lancastrian War	2
The War of the Roses	2
House of York–Lancaster dynastic struggle	1
Lancastrian England	1
Wars of the Roses (Yorkist alignment of some holders)	1
Wars of the Roses (as progenitor of the Yorkist line)	1
Wars of the Roses (dynastic background)	1
Wars of the Roses (historical period)	1
Wars of the Roses era	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil war ⓘ dynastic conflict ⓘ war of succession ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cousins' War ⓘ
belligerent	Tudor dynasty ⓘ surface form: House of Tudor
cause	disputed succession to the English throne ⓘ rivalry within the House of Plantagenet ⓘ weak rule of Henry VI of England ⓘ
conflictType	series of civil wars ⓘ
endDate	1487 ⓘ
finalBattle	Battle of Stoke Field ⓘ
followedBy	Tudor consolidation of power in England ⓘ
historicalPeriod	15th century ⓘ Late Middle Ages ⓘ
houseInvolved	House of Lancaster ⓘ House of Plantagenet ⓘ Tudor dynasty ⓘ surface form: House of Tudor House of York ⓘ
legacy	creation of the Tudor rose as a symbol of unity ⓘ
location	England ⓘ
majorBattle	Battle of Barnet ⓘ Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ Battle of Stoke Field ⓘ Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ Battle of Towton ⓘ First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
namedAfter	badges of the rival houses ⓘ
notableCommander	Edward IV of England ⓘ George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence ⓘ surface form: George, Duke of Clarence King Henry VI of England ⓘ surface form: Henry VI of England Henry VII of England ⓘ Jasper Tudor ⓘ Margaret of Anjou ⓘ Richard III of England ⓘ Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ⓘ Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ surface form: Richard, Duke of York
partOf	history of England ⓘ late medieval English history ⓘ
precededBy	Hundred Years' War ⓘ
primaryBelligerent	House of Lancaster ⓘ House of York ⓘ
relatedEvent	mental illness of Henry VI of England ⓘ usurpation of Henry IV of England ⓘ
result	Tudor victory ⓘ accession of Henry VII of England ⓘ decline of the feudal nobility in England ⓘ end of the main Plantagenet line ⓘ establishment of the Tudor dynasty ⓘ
startDate	1455 ⓘ
successionOutcome	union of Lancaster and York through Henry VII and Elizabeth of York ⓘ
symbol	Tudor rose ⓘ red rose of Lancaster ⓘ white rose of York ⓘ
turningPoint	Battle of Barnet ⓘ Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ Battle of Towton ⓘ

Referenced by (135)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lancashire → participatedIn → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Henry VII of England → endedConflict → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Late Middle Ages → hasMajorEvent → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

House of Plantagenet → notableEvent → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

House of Plantagenet → conflict → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

English Army → conflict → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Hundred Years' War → hasPhase → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lancastrian War

Richard III of England → movement → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

King Henry VI of England → conflict → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry VI of England

Edward V of England → era → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Red Rose of Lancaster → associatedWith → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Red Rose of Lancaster → conflictContext → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Edward IV of England → conflict → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

House of Lancaster → conflict → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Richard III (1955 film) → settingPeriod → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Harlech → usedIn → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

subject surface form: Harlech Castle

Princes in the Tower murders → context → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Thomas More's History of King Richard III → coversEvent → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Tudor chroniclers → mainSubject → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

House of York → conflict → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Margaret Beaufort → era → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Pembroke Castle → usedDuring → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Battle of Bosworth Field → conflict → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Battle of Bosworth Field → partOf → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence → associatedWith → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

A Song of Ice and Fire → inspiredBy → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York → associatedWith → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of the Roses (as progenitor of the Yorkist line)

Yorkshire → historicalEvent → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Tewkesbury → battlePartOf → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond → associatedWith → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Beaufort family → relatedEvent → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Danny DeVito → directorOf → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

this entity surface form: The War of the Roses

House of Howard → involvedIn → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

The History of England → focusesOnEvent → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Howard family → playedRoleIn → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Margaret of Anjou → conflict → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Margaret of Anjou → associatedWith → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Elizabeth Woodville → conflict → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Elizabeth Woodville → associatedWith → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of York–Lancaster dynastic struggle

Fotheringhay Castle → associatedWith → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Edward of Middleham → historicalPeriod → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Battle of Barnet → partOf → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Battle of Barnet → conflict → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Battle of Tewkesbury → partOf → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Battle of Tewkesbury → conflict → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

The Hollow Crown → subject → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York → conflict → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Battle of Towton → conflict → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Battle of Towton → partOf → Wars of the Roses ⓘ

Battle of Towton → historicalPeriod → Wars of the Roses ⓘ