Презентация на тему: The War of the Roses

Margaret of Anjou and her son Prince Edward. Statue in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris Margaret of Anjou and her son Prince Edward. Statue in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris

Richard II - King of England Richard II - King of England (1377-1399), a representative of the Plantagenet dynasty, the grandson of King Edward III, son of Edward the Black Prince.

In the same year, the Yorkists were won victory at Mortimer's Cross and at Taunton. As a result, the main Lancastrian forces were defeated, and King Henry VI and Queen Margaret fled the country (the king was soon caught and imprisoned in the Tower). In the same year, the Yorkists were won victory at Mortimer's Cross and at Taunton. As a result, the main Lancastrian forces were defeated, and King Henry VI and Queen Margaret fled the country (the king was soon caught and imprisoned in the Tower).

Edward and his brother the Duke of York in the Tower. Picture of Paul Delaroche, XIX century. Edward and his brother the Duke of York in the Tower. Picture of Paul Delaroche, XIX century.

Edward IV-King of England in 1461-1470 and 1471-1483, a representative of York's Plantagenet line, seized the throne during the Wars of the Roses. Edward IV-King of England in 1461-1470 and 1471-1483, a representative of York's Plantagenet line, seized the throne during the Wars of the Roses.

Richard III-King of England c 1483 of the House of York, the last of the male line of the Plantagenets on the English throne. Richard III-King of England c 1483 of the House of York, the last of the male line of the Plantagenets on the English throne.

Henry VII-King of England and Ireland (1485-1509), the first of the Tudor dynasty. Henry VII-King of England and Ireland (1485-1509), the first of the Tudor dynasty.

The Wars of the Roses actually drew a line under the English Middle Ages. On the battlefields, in prisons died not only all direct descendants of the Plantagenets, but much of the English lords and knights. Accession of the Tudors in 1485 is the beginning of a new time in English history. The Wars of the Roses actually drew a line under the English Middle Ages. On the battlefields, in prisons died not only all direct descendants of the Plantagenets, but much of the English lords and knights. Accession of the Tudors in 1485 is the beginning of a new time in English history.