The Wars of the Roses: A Turbulent Struggle for the English Throne
The Wars of the Roses was a series of civil wars fought in England between 1455 and 1487, primarily between two rival branches of the Plantagenet family: the House of Lancaster and the House of York. These conflicts, which took place during the late medieval period, were marked by battles, political intrigue, and a fierce power struggle for control of the English throne. The name “Wars of the Roses” comes from the symbols associated with the two factions—red for Lancaster and white for York—although this emblematic connection was largely a later invention.