WAR OF THE ROSES

These wars were a series of civil wars which took place in England from 1455-1487 between the House of Lancaster and the House of York to fight for the throne of England. The name was taken from the badges used by the two parties: The red rose for the Lancastrians and the white rose for the Yorkists. The war ended with the victory for the Lancastrians. Then Henry Tudor, the founder of the House of Tudor, became the King of England and Wales. The house ruled England and Wales for 116 years.