The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)

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The Wars of the Roses were a civil war between the House of Lancaster (red rose) and the House of York (white rose). They ended in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth Field, where Henry Tudor defeated Richard III, became King Henry VII and started the Tudor dynasty.

Memory tip: Roses: Lancaster = Red, York = White. Tudors begin in 1485 at Bosworth.

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The Wars of the Roses were fought between which two houses?

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