HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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Which important royal house won the War of the Roses?
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The Tudors
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The Stuarts
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The Yorks
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The Valois
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Henry VII of Lancastrian descent became king of England; five months later, he married Elizabeth of York, thus ending the Wars of the Roses and giving rise to the Tudor dynasty .
Detailed explanation-2: -The Wars of the Roses spanned the years 1455 – 1487 as the rival houses of Lancaster and York fought to hold the crown of England. In 1485, the Lancastrian heir, Henry Tudor won a convincing victory at the Battle of Bosworth, over the Yorkist Richard III.
Detailed explanation-3: -The name is derived from the heraldic badges used by the two houses – the Red Rose of Lancaster and the White Rose of York.
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