I. Transition to the Modern Age (1455-1485)

The Transition to Modern England (1455-1485)

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The Wars of the Roses

The name Wars of the Roses was refer to the battles between the House of Lancaster, symbolized by the read rose, and that of York, symbolized by the white, from 1455 to 1485. Henry Tudor, descendant of Duke of Lancaster won victory at Bosworth Fireld in 1485 and put ht country under the rule of the Tudors. From these Wars, English feudalism received its death blow. The great medieval nobility was much weakened.

The Wars of the Roses is the generally accepted name for the war between 1455 and 1485 between the House of Lancaster, symbolized by a red rose, and the House of York, symbolized by a white rose. In 1485, Henry Tudor, a descendant of the Lancastrian family, won the Battle of Boswarne and established the Tudor dynasty. These wars dealt a fatal blow to British feudalism and weakened the aristocracy.