there were ros

TheWarsoftheRos,from1455-1487,wereariesofdynasticwarsfoughtbetweenthehousof

LancasterandYorkforthethroneofEngland.

Theirheraldicsymbolsweretheredandthewhitero.

Thedynastyudor

thenbecamethekingofEngland.

HenrycementedhisclaimforpeacebymarryingElizabethofYork,daughterofEdwardIVandnieceof

dedtheTudordynastyand,afterareignofnearly24years,waspeacefully

succeededbyhisson,HenryVIII.

,hisnine-yearoldson,succeededasEdwardVIofEngland.

EdwardVIdiedon6July1553fromhisbattlewithtuberculosis,LadyJanewasproclaimedqueen,who

hadneverwantedtoacceptthecrown,'ssupportersjoinedher

inatriumphalprocessiontoLondon.

ethTudor,age25,thensucceededtobecome

ElizabethIofEngland.

Traditionally,eoftheHundredYears’War,England’swool

,emphasishadshiftfromtheexportofwooltothemanufactureandexport

,SpanishinvasionoftheNetherlandscaudthecraftsmenthereto

lpedtheEnglishtextileindustrytremendously.

hopenland–hadbeen

commonlyenclodaspasturelandforsheepfromthefourteenthtothesixteenthcenturyas

populationsdeclined.

ForeigndemandforEnglishwoolalsohelpedencourageincreadproduction,andthewoolindustry

wasoftenthoughttobemoreprofitableforlandownerswhohadlargefarmlands.

Thus,theconflictsbetweenManoriallordsandpeasantsledtoKett’sRebellion.

TheTudorauthoritieswereextremelynervousabouthowthevillagerswhohadlosttheirhomeswould

,theenclosuremovementwassloweddown.

Themerchantsandlawyersacquiredlandandenormouswealth,gotcoatofarmsandbecame

landedgentries.

LandedgentryisalargelyhistoricalBritishsocialclass,consistingoflandownerswhocouldliveentirelyoffrentalincome.

Oftentheyworkedonlyinanadministrativecapacity,inthemanagementoftheirownlands.

TheTudorsdescendedonHenryVII'smother'ssidefromJohnBeaufort.

Historically,thebattleisthoughttohavemarkedtheendoftheWarsoftheRos,althoughfurtherbattleswerefoughtin

theyearsthatfollowedasYorkistsunsuccessfullytriedtobecomekingagain.

TheHundredYears'Warwasariesofconflictswagedfrom1337to1453betweentheKingdomofEnglandandthe

KingdomofFranceforcontroloftheFrenchthrone.