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Conflict between the House of Lancaster and the House of York for the kingship of England. Term coined in the 19th century by Walter Scott.

The conflict had its beginnings in the deposition of Richard II in 1399 by Henry Bolingbroke and ended with the victory of Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, over Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. In order not to be seen as bloody usurper the new king, Henry VII, many historiographers and writers adapted the War of the Roses as decisive part of the Tudor Myth. According to the historian G.R. Elton, the War of the Roses points towards the emergence of "bastard feudalism" (land/work for money) and the subsequent weakening of monarchical power. As many members of the nobility died because of their involvement in the fight between Lancaster and York, their numbers were severely decimated and allowed the Tudors to strengthen and centralise their power.

Source:

G.R. Elton. England under the Tudors. London: Methuen, 1965.

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-a conflict between the House of Lancaster and the House of York for the kingship of England. It had its beginnings in the deposition of Richard II in 1399 by Henry Bolingbroke and ended with the victory of Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, over [[Richard III]] at the battle of [[Battle of Bosworth Field|Bosworth Field]] in 1485. In order not to be seen as bloody usurper the new king, [[Henry VII]], many historiographers and writers adapted the War of the Roses as decisive part of the [[Tudor Myth]]. According to the historian G.R. Elton, the War of the Roses points towards the emergence of "bastard [[feudalism]]" (land/work for money) and the subsequent weakening of monarchical power. As many members of the [[nobility]] died because of their involvement in the fight between Lancaster and York, their numbers were severely decimated and allowed the Tudors to strengthen and centralise their power.
+Conflict between the House of Lancaster and the House of York for the kingship of England. Term coined in the 19th century by [[Walter Scott]].
+The conflict had its beginnings in the deposition of [[Richard II]] in 1399 by Henry Bolingbroke and ended with the victory of Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, over [[Richard III]] at the battle of [[Battle of Bosworth Field|Bosworth Field]] in 1485. In order not to be seen as bloody usurper the new king, [[Henry VII]], many historiographers and writers adapted the War of the Roses as decisive part of the [[Tudor Myth]]. According to the historian G.R. Elton, the War of the Roses points towards the emergence of "bastard [[feudalism]]" (land/work for money) and the subsequent weakening of monarchical power. As many members of the [[nobility]] died because of their involvement in the fight between Lancaster and York, their numbers were severely decimated and allowed the Tudors to strengthen and centralise their power.
 Source:
 G.R. Elton. ''England under the Tudors''. London: Methuen, 1965.