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Wars of the Roses

A civil war from 1455 between the houses of Lancaster and York, ended by the Battle of Bosworth Field.

Key facts

Civil war (from 1455) between Lancaster (red rose) and York (white rose).
Ended at the Battle of Bosworth Field (1485) — Richard III killed, Henry Tudor became Henry VII.

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