Finally king surrened his crown to him and was sent to imprisoned where he died The War of the Roses 1455-1485 Series of dynastic wars between the House of Lancaster(red rose) and the House of York(white rose) for the English throne. Many battles, huge massacres. Disaster for nobility. It ended with the marriage of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York which united roses into red-white Tudor rose Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodwille Edward IV was twice the king. Defeated the Lancastrians and became the Lancastrian king. Henry VI overthrown, Edward was crowned as Edward IV. Earl of Warwick(powerful supporter) was furious when king married Elizabeth secretly, he allied with kings brother George and led a revolt. They joined Henry VI´s wife Margaret of Anjou, invaded England. Edward was sent to exile, he returned and killed Warwick. Henry VI was put to death. Second reigning time was
wars before and since. The question was which dynasty should be given royal power. The most obvious effect was the collapse of the Plantagenet dynasty and its replacement with the new Tudor rulers who changed England dramatically over the following years. Henry Tudor was a Lancastrian, but when he became king he married Elizabeth of York, He thus reuniting the two royal houses and bringing peace. *Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodwille Edward IV was the king of England. He was a York and his claim to the crown was very important in the Wars of the Roses. When his father was killed Edward inherited his claim. With the support of his cousin Richard, Edward defeated the Lancastrians and became the king. His cousin believing that he could continue to rule through Edward, pressed him to enter into a marital alliance with a major European power. Edward then secretly married Elizabeth Woodville, who had a large group of
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