War of the Roses

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War of the Roses
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Battle timeline

• 22 May 1455-
• St Albans
• 23 Sept 1459
• Blore Heath
• 12 Oct 1459
• Ludford Bridge
• 10 July 1460
• Northampton
• 30th Dec 1460
• Wakefield
• 2 Feb 1461
• Mortimors Cross
• 17th Feb 1461
• Second St Albans
• 28 March 1461
• Ferrybridge

• 29 March 1461
• Towton
• 25 April 1464
• Hedgeley Moor
• 15 May 1564
• Hexham
• 26 July 1469
• Edgecote Moor
• 12 March 1470
• Losecote Field
• 14 April 1471
• Barnet
• 4 May 1471
• Tewkesbury
• 22 Aug 1485
• Bosworth
• 16 June 1487
• Stoke

House of Tudor
House of York
House of Lancaster
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Royal Timeline

• Edward IV 1471-83
• Edward V 1483
• Richard III 1483-85
• House of Tudor
• Henry VII 1485-1509

• House of Lancaster
• Henry VI 1422-61
• House of York
• Edward IV 1461-70
• Henry VI 1470-71
• 1483-85

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1st Battle St Albans

• First Saint Albans was the opening battle in the
  Wars of the Roses. Richard of York led a force of
  about 3,000 on a march toward London. Henry VI
  moved from London to intercept the Yorkist army.
  Henry halted his march in the town of Saint
  Albans and waited. Richard attacked and defeated
  Henry inflicting about 300 casualties. The Queen
  and her young son Edward fled into exile.

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Second St Albans

• Richard "the Kingmaker" positioned his army at
  St. Albans located 20 miles northwest of London.
  Here he waited for Edward's army, victorious at
  Mortimer's Cross, to join him. Before the
  Yorkists could link-up, the Lancastrians
  attacked. Richard fled leaving his hostage, king
  Henry VI, under a tree

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bAttle of Tewkesbury

• The Lancastrian forces, led by the 4th Duke of
  Somerset, marched toward the Welsh border. Edward
  IV moved his army towards the border as well in
  order to intercept the Lancastrians. Edward
  reached Tewkesbury on May 4 and immediately
  engaged the enemy. Edward, the Prince of Wales
  (18 years old), died in battle. Somerset was
  executed and Queen Margaret was captured.

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Battle of Bosworth

• Henry Tudor (Henry VII), earl of Richmond, landed
  in Wales on August 7, 1485 to challenge Richard
  III for the crown. Richard moved to meet Henry's
  army south of the village of Market Bosworth.
  After the armies engaged,

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• Lord Thomas Stanley and his brother Sir William
  switched sides and fought for Henry. The Yorkist
  forces were defeated, Richard was killed, and
  Henry ushered in the rule of the house of Tudor
  effectively ending the Wars of the Roses

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Duke of Gloucester Lord Hastings Humphrey Bourchier, Lord Cromwell Earl of Oxford Duke of Exeter
                                       

                                                                                                                                        
Earl of Warwick Duke of Clarence Lord Saye and Sele Edward IV Marquess Montague