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The House of Lancaster was a cadet branch of the royal House of Plantagenet. The first house was created when King Henry III of England created the Earldom of Lancaster—from which the house was named—for his second son Edmund Crouchback in 1267.
- Philippa of Lancaster
Philippa of Lancaster ( Portuguese: Filipa [fiˈlipɐ]; 31...
- Philippa of Lancaster
La Casa di Lancaster fu uno dei due rami cadetti della dinastia dei Plantageneti. Per estensione, Lancaster indica anche i sostenitori di tale casata, come in Francia gli Armagnacchi e Borgognoni. I contrasti tra la casa dei Lancaster e la casa di York per la successione al trono del regno d'Inghilterra tra la seconda metà del XIV e ...
The wars were fought between supporters of the House of Lancaster and House of York, two rival cadet branches of the royal House of Plantagenet. The conflict resulted in the end of Lancaster's male line in 1471, leaving the Tudor family to inherit their claim to the throne through the female line.
House of Lancaster, a cadet branch of the house of Plantagenet. In the 15th century it provided three kings of England—Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI—and, defeated by the house of York, passed on its claims to the Tudor dynasty.
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The Wars of the Roses were fought between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne. The wars were named many years afterward from the supposed badges of the contending parties: the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster.
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- In the mid-15th century great magnates with private armies dominated the English countryside. Lawlessness was rife and taxation burdensome. Henry V...
- Henry Tudor (later Henry VII) defeated and killed Richard III at Bosworth Field on August 22, 1485, bringing the Wars of the Roses to a close. By h...
The House of Lancaster was a cadet branch of the royal House of Plantagenet. The first house was created when King Henry III of England created the Earldom of Lancaster—from which the house was named—for his second son Edmund Crouchback in 1267.
