In this first episode of our two-part series, we’re joined by Curator of Collections and Interiors Dickon Whitewood to discuss what the Wars of the Roses were, how they started and the early battles that ended with Yorkist triumph. The series of conflicts – which took place between 14 – spanned multiple different reigns, involved numerous foreign kingdoms, and heralded changes in English politics, social order and battlefield technology. Download free image of Damask Rose, York and Lancaster Rose also known as Rosa damascena variegata from Les Roses (18171824) by Pierre-Joseph Redouté. A lucid, gripping account of the human side of one of the bloodiest chapters of British history. The Wars of the Roses, fought between the two powerful houses of York and Lancaster, pitted families against each other. Alison Weirs lucid and gripping account focuses on the human side of history, on the people and personalities involved in the conflict. Less than 100 years after the Black Death, England was again uprooted by dramatic upheaval. Between 14 the royal coffers were bankrupted and the conflict resulted in the downfall of the houses of Lancaster and York and the emergence of the illustrious Tudor dynasty.
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