Notes on the War of the Roses

1. War between the noble families, York and Lancaster
2. Richard II steps down, and he is replaced by Henry IV
3. Henry VI was a relatively weak king, he was only an infant when he became king
4. Because Henry is just a young boy, people around him vie for the power of England
5. War between the House of Lancaster and the House of York

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6. They were survivors: war, plaque
7. Effects of the War
• Peasants and lower class would dislike the monarchs
• Result: the rise of the Tudor family who will give us the England we recognize in the Renaissance
• Henry VIII: Tudor king, he splits the Church of England form the Roman Catholic Church