Wars Of The Roses
Two Houses, Two Roses, and One Throne:
A Historical Study on the Wars of the Roses.
When most people think of wars, they picture two mighty armies, charging headlong into a bloody battle. One side is good, and the other evil. The evil side has a larger number of men or beasts and looks more fearsome. The good side contains fewer numbers and smaller fighters, at least in the beginning, but coincidentally almost always become the victor, despite the odds against them. In the case of the Wars of the Roses, this is far from an accurate description. The dispute was between the houses of Lancaster, whose badge is a red rose, and York, associated with the white rose. Although the Wars of the Roses are not popularly known, to these two families, it was not only a battle for their honor, but the goal of their whole lives.
The English houses of York and Lancaster both claimed the right to the throne of England because of their direct relations to Edward ІІІ, king from 1327 through 1377. Before the Wars of the Roses, a series of battles between the Lancastrians and the Yorkists, England was under the rule of King Henry the 4th, the first Lancastrian king. During his rule, England was in a bundle of rebellion and …show more content…
Henry the 6th did poorly as king. He lost much of the French land conquered by his father, and his throne was challenged by many lords with their own private armies. During his many “crashes” into insanity, Henry’s wife managed the crown. When King Henry had another bout of insanity in 1453, Richard, duke of York, was appointed as protector of the realm. Richard of York was bitter towards the Lancastrians because of his exclusion from power at court by Henry. When he recovered from his lapse, Henry dismissed Richard, causing a very angry Yorkist. In his frustration, York raised a 3,000-man army to march into London in May, 1455, causing more chaos for the
A Historical Study on the Wars of the Roses.
When most people think of wars, they picture two mighty armies, charging headlong into a bloody battle. One side is good, and the other evil. The evil side has a larger number of men or beasts and looks more fearsome. The good side contains fewer numbers and smaller fighters, at least in the beginning, but coincidentally almost always become the victor, despite the odds against them. In the case of the Wars of the Roses, this is far from an accurate description. The dispute was between the houses of Lancaster, whose badge is a red rose, and York, associated with the white rose. Although the Wars of the Roses are not popularly known, to these two families, it was not only a battle for their honor, but the goal of their whole lives.
The English houses of York and Lancaster both claimed the right to the throne of England because of their direct relations to Edward ІІІ, king from 1327 through 1377. Before the Wars of the Roses, a series of battles between the Lancastrians and the Yorkists, England was under the rule of King Henry the 4th, the first Lancastrian king. During his rule, England was in a bundle of rebellion and …show more content…
Henry the 6th did poorly as king. He lost much of the French land conquered by his father, and his throne was challenged by many lords with their own private armies. During his many “crashes” into insanity, Henry’s wife managed the crown. When King Henry had another bout of insanity in 1453, Richard, duke of York, was appointed as protector of the realm. Richard of York was bitter towards the Lancastrians because of his exclusion from power at court by Henry. When he recovered from his lapse, Henry dismissed Richard, causing a very angry Yorkist. In his frustration, York raised a 3,000-man army to march into London in May, 1455, causing more chaos for the