: A thirty-year power struggle between two branches of the royal House of Plantagenet.
: Following the end of the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453), England faced an economic depression and the return of restless soldiers. subtitle The War of the Roses
: King Henry VI (Lancaster) was a pious but ineffective ruler who suffered from mental instability, creating a power vacuum. : A thirty-year power struggle between two branches
: Richard, Duke of York , held a strong claim to the throne through his descent from Edward III's second and fourth sons, challenging the Lancastrian line. creating a power vacuum. : Richard
: A thirty-year power struggle between two branches of the royal House of Plantagenet.
: Following the end of the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453), England faced an economic depression and the return of restless soldiers.
: King Henry VI (Lancaster) was a pious but ineffective ruler who suffered from mental instability, creating a power vacuum.
: Richard, Duke of York , held a strong claim to the throne through his descent from Edward III's second and fourth sons, challenging the Lancastrian line.