Civil war

Wars of the Roses

22 May 1455 – 16 Jun 1487 · 52.07° N, 1.32° W

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When
22 May 1455 – 16 Jun 1487
Kind
Civil war
Coordinates
52.07° N, 1.32° W
Description
dynastic civil war in England from 1455 to 1487

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Wars of the Roses

Series of civil wars in England (1455–1487)

The Wars of the Roses, known at the time and in the following centuries as the Civil Wars, were a series of armed confrontations, machinations, battles and campaigns fought for control of the English throne from 1455 to 1487. The conflict was fought between supporters of the House of York and the House of Lancaster, two rival cadet branches of the royal House of Plantagenet.

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