Wars-of-the-Roses玫瑰战争.pptxVIP

Wars of the Roses玫瑰战争;The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic civil wars for the throne of England fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet : House of Lancaster and York . They were fought in several sporadic episodes between 1455 and 1485,although there was related fighting both before and after this period. The final victory went to a relatively remote Lancasterian claimant ,Henry Tudor, who defeated the last Yorkist king Richard III and married Edward IV daughter Elizabeth of York to unite the two houses .Tudor Dynasty, a new dynasty, was coming.;Name and symbols;Commanders and leaders;Fight for succession;Origins1433;Inherit 1413;Henry VI of England;1455-1460 In the initial stage;Battle of Northampton;Act of Accord;The death of Richard, Duke of York;Edward IV;Conflicts between 1469–1471;1469–1471;Richard III;The battle of Bosworth;Henry VII; Many English noblemen were killed in a chain of important events called the War of the Roses; English control of France was nearly eliminated; And the middle-class came to dominate British politics. The newly arisen noblemen and the bourgeoisie grew rapidly in the war, which contributed to the transition of England from a feudal country to a modern state in the Tudor dynasty. ; The essence of the Wars of the Roses is a cruel power struggle between two English ruling classes. During the wars, the two big feudal families went to their doom, and a great deal of feudal aristocrats were killed or executed in mutual slaughters. Their powers in society were severely decreased. To fill the gap of power, the new aristocracies and bourgeoisie grew rapidly during the war and became the mainstay of autocratic monarchy which was established by Tudor. Postwar England, with strong royal sovereignty, stable political situation, and prosperous economy, saw the bud of capitalism. In this sense, the Wars of the Roses can be regarded not only as a historical event with a far-reaching e