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The name Wars of the Roses was not used at the time, but has its origins in the badges chosen by the two royal houses, the Red Rose of Lancaster, whose retainers tended to favour red coats or red roses as their symbol, and the White Rose of York, whose men often sported white coats or white rose insignia. The term came into common usage during the 19th century from a fictional scene in Shakespeare's play Henry VI Part 1 where the opposing sides pick different-coloured roses at the Temple Church.
The Wars were fought largely by the landed aristocracy and armies of feudal retainers; supporters of each house largely depended upon dynastic marriages with the nobility, feudal titles and tenures. The Lancastrian patriarch John of Gaunt's first title was Earl of Richmond, the very same title which Henry VII held as an ender of the wars. The Yorkist patriarch Edmund of Langley's first title was Earl of Cambridge. (In the later Tudor and Stuart eras, Richmondshire was a centre for such Recusants as George Calvert and Cambridgeshire a centre for such Puritans as Oliver Cromwell. It should be noted that these remnant Plantagenet factions were disabused of their independent positions in post-Henrician times, as monarchs continually played them off against each other.)
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Recorded about six videos for Star Wars, and 4 videos for Duelists of the Roses. Awesome recording session!
GodDammitJoel (Joel GodDammitson IV) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:27:44 -0000
Recorded about six videos for Star Wars, and 4 videos for Duelists of the Roses. Awesome recording session!
http://twitpic.com/to3uv - Photo taken of a Wars of the Roses game on 12th December 2009 at the Grimsby Wargames Society. We had 2 Guests fr
grimsbywargames (Jason Neilson) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:49:39 -0000
http://twitpic.com/to3uv - Photo taken of a Wars of the Roses game on 12th December 2009 at the Grimsby Wargames Society. We had 2 Guests fr
I think reading A Song of Ice and Fire has got me in this whole Wars of The Roses-like state.
CyberWasteland (Kurt) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:55:43 -0000
I think reading A Song of Ice and Fire has got me in this whole Wars of The Roses-like state.
Historie of the Arrivall of Edward IV, in England and the Finall Recouerye of His Kingdomes from Henry VI - Text version of the anonymous contemporary chronicle from the 1838 Camden Society edition.
Medieval soldier webpage - Based around a fictional character, this page is ideal for students who are studying the period or reenactors wanting background information
Oh, Tey, Can You See? - Brief history about the wars.
Tewkesbury Battlefield Society - Aims to preserve, promote and interpret the history, archaeology and natural history of the Tewkesbury Battlefield for future generations.
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The Ballad of Bosworth Field - Long sixteenth-century poem thought to be written by an eye-witness from the Richard III Society.
The Croyland Chronicle Continuations - A primary source for the wars and the reigns of Henry VI, Edward IV, and Richard III from the Richard III Society.
The Towton Battlefield Society - Formed over 10 years ago to preserve and promote Towton battlefield. Its' current aims are to promote the preservation of the site foster public interest along with battlefield and general medieval historical research.
The Towton Mass Grave Project - Investigation of mass burial pit dated from the Battle of Towton, providing information on the injuries suffered by the combatants.
The Wars of the Roses - A complete and easy-to-follow overview of the wars including timelines, biographies and battle summaries.
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The Wars of the Roses - Information on people, battles, history on the Wars of the Roses.
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