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The Fall of the House of Lancaster, 1450–1471
By 1450, England faced a crisis on four fronts. Henry VI ruled ineffectively, powerful nobles competed for control, ordi
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The Fall of the House of Lancaster, 1450–1471
Richard of York used Henry VI's weak rule to build his own power base. His growing influence destabilised English politi
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The Fall of the House of Lancaster, 1450–1471
In May 1455, Yorkist and Lancastrian nobles fought the first armed battle of the Wars of the Roses at St Albans. York's
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The Fall of the House of Lancaster, 1450–1471
After the first Battle of St Albans in 1455, England entered a fragile truce. Queen Margaret of Anjou drove Lancastrian
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The Fall of the House of Lancaster, 1450–1471
After a Lancastrian show of force at Ludford Bridge in 1459, the Yorkist leaders fled abroad. They returned in 1460, def
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The Fall of the House of Lancaster, 1450–1471
When Henry VI suffered a complete mental collapse in 1453, Richard of York stepped in to govern England as Lord Protecto
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The Fall of the House of Lancaster, 1450–1471
In late 1460 and early 1461, the Lancastrians struck back hard. They killed Richard of York at Wakefield, won a second b
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The Fall of the House of Lancaster, 1450–1471
In early 1461, Edward of York seized the English throne and then crushed the Lancastrian army at the Battle of Towton. H
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The Fall of the House of Lancaster, 1450–1471
After winning the crown in 1461, Edward IV ruled England directly. His secret marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, a widow w
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The Fall of the House of Lancaster, 1450–1471
After Edward IV took the throne, the Earl of Warwick switched sides and tried to put Henry VI back in power. He allied w
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The Fall of the House of Lancaster, 1450–1471
Two battles in 1471 ended the Lancastrian dynasty's fight for the throne. Yorkist victories at Barnet and Tewkesbury kil
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The Fall of the House of Lancaster, 1450–1471
Two decades of civil war killed or ruined many noble families and disrupted England's trade. By 1471, English society lo
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The Fall of the House of Lancaster, 1450–1471
Between 1450 and 1471, the Lancastrian dynasty — the royal house descended from John of Gaunt that had held the English
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The fall of the House of York, 1471–1499
After winning back his throne in 1471, Edward IV worked to strengthen royal power. He introduced new ways of managing mo
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The fall of the House of York, 1471–1499
After Edward IV married Elizabeth Woodville in 1464, her large family rapidly gained titles, land, and royal favour. Old
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The fall of the House of York, 1471–1499
After 1471, Edward IV's decade of relative peace allowed English trade to grow and society to shift. Some things changed
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The fall of the House of York, 1471–1499
Edward IV died unexpectedly in April 1483, aged just 40. He left a 12-year-old son as heir, and powerful nobles immediat
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The fall of the House of York, 1471–1499
In 1483, Richard of Gloucester seized the throne from his young nephew Edward V. He imprisoned Edward and his brother in
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The fall of the House of York, 1471–1499
After Richard III seized the throne in 1483, powerful nobles turned against him. Their quarrels and betrayals gave Henry
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The fall of the House of York, 1471–1499
By 1484, Richard III faced a dynastic crisis. His only son died, and his wife was gravely ill, leaving him with no clear
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The fall of the House of York, 1471–1499
Henry Tudor defeated and killed Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Henry then married Elizabeth of York to u
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
The fall of the House of York, 1471–1499
Edward IV's return to power in 1471 appeared to secure Yorkist rule, yet the dynasty collapsed within a generation — und
The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499