The Wars of the Roses

Henry VI

• the King of England at the beginning of the Wars of the Roses
• His father was the Black Prince
• He usurped the throne from Richard II, causing problems for the House of Lancaster
• He died in battle or was executed after the Battle of Tewkesbury

Henry IV

• He usurped the throne from Richard II, causing problems for the House of Lancaster
• His father was the Black Prince
• He died in battle or was executed after the Battle of Tewkesbury
• He died in battle or was executed after the Battle of Tewkesbury

1485

• The Battle of Bosworth Field, which ended the Plantagenet Dynasty, took place in this year
• The Battle of Tewkesbury took place in this year

Badge of Lancaster

• Red rose
• White Rose
• White and Red Rose combined

Badge of York

• White Rose
• Red Rose
• White and Red Rose combined
• French wife of Henry VI

Elizabeth of York

• Henry Tudor marry her to unite the Houses of Lancaster and York
• Mother of Richard III
• Daughter of Henry VI
• the Queen of England at the beginning of the Wars of the Roses

Warwick

• He was known as the "Kingmaker" because of his influence during the Wars of the Roses
• A French nobleman who fought with Henry Tudor at Bosworth Field
• He died in battle or was executed after the Battle of Tewkesbury
• This "Prince of the Tower" had a better claim to the throne than his Uncle Richard III

Edward V

• This "Prince of the Tower" had a better claim to the throne than his Uncle Richard III
• French cousin of Henry VI
• He died in battle or was executed after the Battle of Tewkesbury

Margaret of Anjou

• French wife of Henry VI
• the Queen of England at the beginning of the Hundred Years War
• She was known as the "Kingmaker" because of his influence during the Wars of the Roses
• She died in battle or was executed after the Battle of Tewkesbury

Richard, Prince of Wales

• He died in battle or was executed after the Battle of Tewkesbury
• the King of England at the beginning of the Wars of the Roses
• French cousin of Henry VI
• He usurped the throne from Richard II, causing problems for the House of Lancaster