War of the Roses essays

War of the Roses essays The War of the Roses was a war for the thrown of England. When Edward III died in 1377, he left no direct heir to the throne of England. It was decided that his son, Edward III's grandson, should inherit the throne. However Henry, Duke of Lancaster opposed of this, and died in the vain as his life was spent in pursuit of the kingdom. The single most probable event that was responsible for the starting of the War of the Roses was when in 1399, Henry Bolingbroke seized the throne from Edward's grandson Richard II and declared himself King Henry IV. Even though Henry IV was not the best and most ideal King, his son Henry V inherited the kingdom and proved to be a great King. A few months after being crowned, Henry once more regained the throne. He held it for only a few months and then Edward captured Henry and seized power for himself again. After Henry V died he left his two sons, Richard and Edward, to the care of their uncle Richard. However the two boys were murdered and Richard (the uncle) pronounced himself King. However there was another who claimed the thrown. Henry Tudor rose to the occasion and laid claim on the thrown of England. On August 22nd, 1485, Richard and Henry met at Bosworth. By the end of the day, Henry was crowned King of England, and Richard was dead. Henrys only opposition was a few Lords and Nobels, these men were either in support of Henry or dead by1490. By Henrys marriage of the last of the Yorkist line, Joan of Brittany in 1403, the War of the Roses could be defined as over. ...