Wars of the Roses

King Henry VI of England at Towton

Drawing of Henry from the Rous Roll, c. 1483

Image for battles of the Wars of the Roses where York was victorious.

"The Rival Roses" (Wars of the Roses, scene after Shakespeare) engraved by F.A.Heath after a picture by John Pettie, published in The Art Journal, 1874. Steel engraved print. Size 25 x 19.5 cms including title, plus margins.

Timeline for a better understanding of the Wars of the Two Roses. Print on A2 or A3-paper

Drawing of Anne from the Rous Roll, c. 1483

Beheading of the Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset in 1471 at Tewkesbury. Edward IV watches. Illuminated miniature from Histoire de la rentrée victorieuse du roi Edouard IV en son royaume d'Angleterre

Game of 1835 entitled The wars of the roses. A new game; "Entd. Sta. Hall". Has separate box with counters, teetotum, spinner and rules. There are 2 boxes of counters in the Johnson Collection; Wars of the roses. A new game

Sources: Base map from File:England location map.svg (trimmed) Locations sourced to Goodman, A. (1996) The Wars of the Roses (2nd ed.), Category:New York: Barnes and Noble, pp. 14−15, 54 ISBN: 978-0-88029-484-3. and Spence, R. T. (1994) The Shepherd Lord of Skipton Castle: Henry Clifford 10th Lord Clifford 1454-1523, Skipton: Skipton Castle, pp. 2, 3 ISBN: 978-0-95069-752-9.

Diagram showing the descent of the Courtenay Earls of Devon during the Wars of the Roses

Diagram showing the descent of the Courtenay Earls of Devon during the Wars of the Roses

Depiction of Eleanor from the Rous Roll, c. 1483

Drawing of Elizabeth from the Beauchamp Pageant, c. 1483-1494

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Family and Political Connections of the Subjects of Ieuan Deulwyn's Poetry

Drawing of Isabel from the Beauchamp Pageant, c. 1483-1494

Portrayal of Shakespeare's version (Act V, Scene ii, of Henry VI, Part 3) of the Earl of Warwick's death at the Battle of Barnet in 1471: this engraving was published in: Shakespeare, William; Knight, Charles (editor), 1872, Imperial Edition of the Works of Shakespeare. Virtue and Company.[1][2]

Portrayal of Shakespeare's version (Act V, Scene ii, of Henry VI, Part 3) of the Earl of Warwick's death at the Battle of Barnet in 1471

Portrayal of Shakespeare's version (Act V, Scene ii, of Henry VI, Part 3) of the Earl of Warwick's death at the Battle of Barnet in 1471: this engraving was published in: Shakespeare, William; Knight, Charles (editor), 1872, Imperial Edition of the Works of Shakespeare. Virtue and Company.[1][2]

Portrayal of Shakespeare's version (Act V, Scene ii, of Henry VI, Part 3) of the Earl of Warwick's death at the Battle of Barnet in 1471: this engraving was published in: Shakespeare, William; Knight, Charles (editor), 1872, Imperial Edition of the Works of Shakespeare. Virtue and Company.[1][2]

Portrayal of Shakespeare's version (Act V, Scene ii, of Henry VI, Part 3) of the Earl of Warwick's death at the Battle of Barnet in 1471: this engraving was published in: Shakespeare, William; Knight, Charles (editor), 1872, Imperial Edition of the Works of Shakespeare. Virtue and Company.[1][2]

Image for battles of the Wars of the Roses where Lancaster was victorious.

Sources: Base map from File:England location map.svg Locations sourced to Goodman, A. (1996) The Wars of the Roses (2nd ed.), Category:New York: Barnes and Noble, pp. 14−15, 54 ISBN: 978-0-88029-484-3.

Statue of Margaret Beaufort, outside the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge

Depiction of Margaret in the Rous Roll, c. 1483