Wars of the Roses
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A struggle between rival Royal Houses begins in 1455, after questions are raised about King Henry VI’s capacity to rule.
The ‘Wars of the Roses’ was coined by Sir Walter Scott as a romantic name for an off-and-on struggle for the English crown between 1455 and 1485. The rivals were the ‘white rose’ Dukes of York and the ‘red rose’ Dukes of Lancaster, and both traced their right to the crown to the sons of King Edward III.