War of the roses

By snickerdoodles12
  • May 22, 1455

    War of the roses begins

    War of the roses begins
    The war of the roses was a war between the house of york and the house of lancaster.
  • May 22, 1455

    Battle of albans

    The opening battle to the war of roses
  • Oct 12, 1459

    Battle of ludford bridge

    Battle of ludford bridge
    A largely bloodyless battle
  • Jul 10, 1460

    Battle of northhampton

    The biggest battle of the war of the roses
  • Dec 30, 1460

    Battle of wakefeild

    The Battle of Wakefield took place in Sandal Magna near Wakefield, in West Yorkshire in Northern England, on 30 December 1460. It was a major battle of the Wars of the Roses. The opposing forces were an army led by nobles loyal to the captive King Henry VI of the House of Lancaster, his Queen Margaret of Anjou and their seven year-old son Edward, Prince of Wales on one side, and the army of Richard, Duke of York, the rival claimant to the throne, on the other.
  • Feb 2, 1461

    Battle of mortimors cross

    seeking to preventlancastrian forces from wales
  • Mar 28, 1461

    Battle of ferrybridge

    Battle of ferrybridge
  • Mar 29, 1461

    Battle of towton

  • Apr 25, 1464

    Battle of hedgeley moor

  • May 15, 1464

    Battle of hexham

    Battle of hexham
  • Jul 26, 1469

    Battle of Edgecote moor

  • May 4, 1471

    Battle of Tewkesbury

  • Aug 14, 1471

    Battle of barnet

    Battle of barnet
  • Jun 16, 1487

    War of the roses ends

  • Jun 16, 1487

    Battle of stoke