The war started when the nobles of York rose against Henry VI of
Lancaster who was a feeble ruler. Edward IV, of York, replaced Henry as
king. Later, Henry again became king, but lost his crown once more to
Edward after the battle of Tewkesbury in 1471. The Yorkists held
power until Richard III lost his throne to the Lancastrian Henry Tudor.
Henry Tudor married into the House of York. This personal union ended
the conflict, and a new famous dynasty, the Tudors, emerged.
The War of the Roses was a civil war in England that lasted from 1455-1487.
The House of York adopted a white rose (R. alba), the House of
Lancaster decided to take a red rose (R. Gallica). The winner of this
war, Tudor Henry VII, merged his Lancastrian rose with the red rose of his York bride and thus created the Tudor Rose, the Rose of England.
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