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Wars of the Roses

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Name given to a civil war in England from 1452 to 1486, between the Houses of York and Lancaster, so called from the badge of the former being a white rose and that of the latter being a red; it terminated with the accession of Henry VII., who united in his person the rival claims.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Wars of the Roses'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​w/wars-of-the-roses.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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