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Battle of Bosworth Field A family tree diagram showing the lineage of the Houses of Lancaster and York, with members of Lancaster in blue and York in yellow, tracing their descent from Edward III and highlighting key monarchs during the War of the Roses from 1455 to 1485. Family tree diagram of the House of Plantagenet, also known as the House of Anjou or Angevin dynasty, showing royal lineage and connections to other European royal families, with names, titles, and dates organized by generation. Henry VI Margaret of Anjou Edward IV Line drawing of Richard Neville, 1st Earl of Warwick, in armor holding a sword and shield, standing with a griffin and a bull at his feet, with heraldic crests around him. Lithograph by Maurin of King Louis XI of France wearing a fur-trimmed robe, a chain with a medallion, and a round hat, with his name inscribed below. Edward V, Edward IV, and Elizabeth Woodville Henry VII
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Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)
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Modified link of Web site: ABC listen - Nightlife - This Week in History: The War of the Roses (Part 1). Jul 20, 2026
Add new Web site: Military History Encyclopedia on the Web - Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485. Jan 12, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Nightlife - This Week in History: The War of the Roses (Part 1). Aug 29, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Bitesize - The Wars of the Roses. Apr 21, 2025
Add new Web site: The British Academy - The War of the Roses (PDF). Feb 15, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Open University - OpenLearn - England�s Historic Battlefields: the Wars of the Roses. Nov 18, 2024
Add new Web site: Wars of the Roses - Origins of the Conflict. Sep 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Indiana University - The Medieval Review - 14.05.05, Grummitt, A Short History of the Wars of the Roses. Jun 17, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Canterbury - Wars of the Roses. May 07, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Cambridge - The Wars of the Roses. Dec 05, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - War of the Roses, Great Britain, 1455-1485. Oct 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - The Hundred Years� War. Aug 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Luminarium - The Wars of the Roses (1455�1485). Jul 08, 2023
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - The Wars of the Roses: The Weapons That Defined the English Civil Wars. Jan 05, 2023
Add new Web site: History Today - The Wars of the Roses: Who Fought and Why? Nov 09, 2022
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Wars of the Roses. Aug 25, 2022
Noted that Margaret of Anjou was ransomed by Louis XI in 1475. Oct 15, 2020
Media added. Aug 30, 2019
Add new Web site: Royal Berkshire History for Kids - The War of the Roses. Feb 13, 2019
Add new Web site: Historic UK - The Wars of the Roses. May 10, 2018
Corrected display issue. Jan 05, 2018
Add new Web site: Quatr.us - Wars of the Roses. Jan 01, 2017
Article revised and expanded. Feb 03, 2016
Add new Web site: Heritage History - War of the Roses. Apr 28, 2014
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - History - Wars of the Roses. Apr 28, 2014
Media added. Mar 25, 2014
Add new Web site: Luminarium - Wars of the Roses. Dec 26, 2013
Added new Web site: The Richard III Society - The Battles of The Wars of The Roses. Feb 16, 2009
Added new Web site: The North East England History Pages - History of The Wars of The Roses. Feb 16, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Wars of the Roses. Oct 23, 2008
Article revised and updated. Oct 15, 2008
Media added. Oct 15, 2008
Added new Web site: WarsOfTheRoses.com - Wars of the Roses. Jun 20, 2006
Added new Web site: Middle Ages for Kids - Wars of the Roses. Jun 20, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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