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The '''House of York''' was a short-lived 15th century [[English]] dynasty – the last of the [[Plantagenet]] line – consisting of three kings: [[Edward IV]], [[Edward V]] and [[Richard III]]. It ended with the death of Richard III.
The title of [[Duke]] of [[York]] was created for Edmund Langley, 4th surviving son of [[Edward III]] in 1385. It passed to his son, Edward, and then to Edward’s nephew, Richard. Richard had hereditary right to the throne second only to the [[Lancastrian]] [[Henry VI]], who only grudgingly used Richard in any official capacity.
This was the state of affairs in the years immediately preceding the outbreak of hostilities that would come to be known as the [[Wars of the Roses]] from the idea that the waring parties each used a rose, red for the [[Lancastrian]]s, white for the '''Yorkists''', as representations of their cause. Whilst the house died with Richard III, "Yorkists" is still the term used to describe those who agitated against the [[Tudor]][[Henry VII]] in the first years of his reign.
[[Category: English History]]
[[Category: Medieval History]]
[[Category: Wars of the Roses]]
New page: The '''House of York''' was a short-lived 15th century English dynasty – the last of the Plantagenet line – consisting of three kings: Edward IV, Edward V and [[Richar...
The '''House of York''' was a short-lived 15th century [[English]] dynasty – the last of the [[Plantagenet]] line – consisting of three kings: [[Edward IV]], [[Edward V]] and [[Richard III]]. It ended with the death of Richard III.
The title of [[Duke]] of [[York]] was created for Edmund Langley, 4th surviving son of [[Edward III]] in 1385. It passed to his son, Edward, and then to Edward’s nephew, Richard. Richard had hereditary right to the throne second only to the [[Lancastrian]] [[Henry VI]], who only grudgingly used Richard in any official capacity.
This was the state of affairs in the years immediately preceding the outbreak of hostilities that would come to be known as the [[Wars of the Roses]] from the idea that the waring parties each used a rose, red for the [[Lancastrian]]s, white for the '''Yorkists''', as representations of their cause. Whilst the house died with Richard III, "Yorkists" is still the term used to describe those who agitated against the [[Tudor]][[Henry VII]] in the first years of his reign.
[[Category: English History]]
[[Category: Medieval History]]
[[Category: Wars of the Roses]]