https://padlet.com/kasander_e_laugen/64pnvipu53re Made with fortitude en-us 2017-03-15 12:56:21 UTC 2017-03-15 13:53:59 UTC hello@padlet.com kasander_e_laugen https://padlet.com/kasander_e_laugen/64pnvipu53re/wish/160237362 The Wars of the Roses were a series of wars for control of the throne of England fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: The House of Lancaster and the House of York. The conflict lasted through many sporadic episodes between 1455 and 1487; however, there was fighting before and after this period between the houses. The power struggle ignited around social and financial troubles following the Hundred Years' War, combined with the mental infirmity and weak rule of Henry VI which revived interest in Richard, Duke of York's claim to the throne.

]]> 2017-03-15 13:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kasander_e_laugen/64pnvipu53re/wish/160237362 kasander_e_laugen https://padlet.com/kasander_e_laugen/64pnvipu53re/wish/160243206 The name Wars of the Roses or The Cousins War refers to the heraldic badges associated with the two royal houses, the White Rose of York, and the Red Rose of Lancaster. Wars of the Roses came into common use in the nineteenth century, after the publication in 1829 of Anne of Geierstein by Sir Walter Scott. Scott based the name on a scene in William Shakespeare's play Henry VI, set in the gardens of the Temple Church, where many noblemen and a lawyer pick red or white roses to show their loyalty to the Lancastrian or Yorkist faction respectively.

]]> 2017-03-15 13:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kasander_e_laugen/64pnvipu53re/wish/160243206 kasander_e_laugen https://padlet.com/kasander_e_laugen/64pnvipu53re/wish/160243776 Henry of Bolingbroke had established the House of Lancaster on the throne in 1399, when he defeated and deposed his cousin Richard II and was crowned as Henry IV. Bolingbroke's claim to the throne was through his father, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, third surviving son of Edward III. Bolingbroke's son, Henry V, maintained the family's hold on the crown and proceeded with a military campaign in France. Upon acquiring the throne of France, Henry V was married to the French princess, Catherine of Valois, younger sister of Isabella of Valois, former wife of Richard II.

]]> 2017-03-15 13:36:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kasander_e_laugen/64pnvipu53re/wish/160243776 kasander_e_laugen https://padlet.com/kasander_e_laugen/64pnvipu53re/wish/160245004 When Henry V died in 1422, at the age of 36, the thrones of both England and France were left to his infant son and heir, Henry VI. England was ruled by a series of regents and when Henry VI reached adulthood, it became clear that his ability to rule was compromised by his unstable mental health. Such speculation among the nobility was increased by England's loss of many French territories.

]]> 2017-03-15 13:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kasander_e_laugen/64pnvipu53re/wish/160245004 kasander_e_laugen https://padlet.com/kasander_e_laugen/64pnvipu53re/wish/160245459 The wars were fought largely by the landed aristocracy and armies of feudal retainers, with some foreign mercenaries. Support for each house largely depended upon dynastic factors, such as blood relationships, marriages within the nobility, and the grants or confiscations of feudal titles and lands.

]]> 2017-03-15 13:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kasander_e_laugen/64pnvipu53re/wish/160245459 kasander_e_laugen https://padlet.com/kasander_e_laugen/64pnvipu53re/wish/160245646 Richard the Duke of York led a small force toward London and was met by Henry's forces at St Albans, north of London, on 22 May 1455. The relatively small First Battle of St Albans was the first open conflict of the civil war. Richard's aim was ostensibly to remove "poor advisors" from King Henry's side. The result was a Lancastrian defeat. Several prominent Lancastrian leaders, including Somerset and Northumberland, were killed. After the battle, the Yorkist’s found Henry hiding in a local tanner's shop, abandoned by his advisors and servants, apparently having suffered another bout of mental illness. York and his allies regained their position of influence. With the king indisposed, York was again appointed Protector, and Margaret was shunted aside, charged with the king's care.

]]> 2017-03-15 13:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kasander_e_laugen/64pnvipu53re/wish/160245646 kasander_e_laugen https://padlet.com/kasander_e_laugen/64pnvipu53re/wish/160248215 2017-03-15 13:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasander_e_laugen/64pnvipu53re/wish/160248215