Government and community, England, 1450-1509
By: J. R. Lander.
Series: The New history of England; New history of England.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
Subjects: Great Britain -- History -- Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1399-1485; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1485-1509
Description: "The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic wars fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: the houses of Lancaster and York (whose heraldic symbols were the red and the white rose, respectively) for the throne of England. They were fought in several sporadic episodes between 1455 and 1485, although there was related fighting both before and after this period. They resulted from the social and financial troubles following the Hundred Years' War. The final victory went to a relatively remote Lancastrian claimant, Henry Tudor, who defeated the last Yorkist king Richard III and married Edward IV's daughter Elizabeth of York to unite the two houses. The House of Tudor subsequently ruled England and Wales for 117 years."--Wikipedia.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 370-386.
Includes index.