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Wars of the Roses

1455 CE – 1487 CE

A series of dynastic civil wars fought for control of the English throne between the rival Plantagenet cadet branches of Lancaster and York, ending when Henry Tudor defeated Richard III and united…

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Series of civil wars in England (1455–1487)

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Wars of the Roses

1455 CE – 1487 CE

A series of dynastic civil wars fought for control of the English throne between the rival Plantagenet cadet branches of Lancaster and York, ending when Henry Tudor defeated Richard III and united both houses.

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