After the battle, Prince Edward, the only heir of Henry VI of England (1422-1461 CE & 1470-1471 CE) was killed. In this battle of the Wars of the Roses, Yorkist forces loyal to Edward IV of England (r. a continued inspiration for later writers such as William Shakespeare.Ī medieval illustration of the Battle of Tewkesbury, CE.the creation of the House of Tudor by Henry VII.the reassertion of the Crown’s superiority over the nobility by the war’s victor Henry VII.the destruction of half the nobility of England.an increase in the use of violence and assassination as political tools.an increase in the power of nobles compared to the Crown during the wars.The various consequences of the Wars of the Roses may be summarised as: 1457 CE), who finally won the war for the Lancasters and became Henry VII of England (r. There were additional reasons why the wars rumbled on such as the ceaseless rivalry for wealth amongst the nobility, disagreements over relations with France, the impoverished economy, and finally, the ambition of Henry Tudor (b. 1442 CE) who became Edward IV of England (1461-70 & 1471-83 CE), and then Edward’s brother Richard who reigned as Richard III of England (r. Although there were several reasons why the wars continued over four decades, the main causes for the initial outbreak were the incompetent rule and episodes of insanity of the Lancastrian king Henry VI of England (r. The ‘wars’ were really a series of intermittent, often small-scale battles, executions, murders, and failed plots as the political class of England fractured into two groups which formed around two branches of Edward III of England’s descendants (r. The Wars of the Roses was a series of dynastic conflicts between the monarchy and the nobility of England in the second half of the 15th century CE. From the ceiling of Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, England.

1485-1509 CE) to symbolise the unification of the Houses of York (white rose) and Lancaster (red rose) following the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE). A Tudor Rose, created by Henry VII of England (r.

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