The Wars of the Roses were civil wars which were fought by the House of York, whose symbol was the white rose, and the House of Lancaster, whose symbol was the red rose. They were branches of the Plantagenet royal house, which descended from King Edward III. The conflict began when Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, overthrew his cousin, King Richard II and ended when King Henry VII began the Tudor dynasty, uniting the white and red roses with the Tudor rose.
Recommended Resources
Gives detailed accounts of each of the wars in this series, as well as links to information about the House of York and the House of Lancaster, and the House of Tutor.
http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/warsoftheroses.htm
Michael Miller: Wars of the Roses
Provides an analysis of the causes and the effects of the Wars of the Roses. Sections are dedicated to the death of King Edward III, the tyrannies of Richard II, Henry, Prince of Wales, and the wars themselves, among other things.
http://www.warsoftheroses.co.uk/
Gives an account of the causes of the wars, the battles, important people, and what warfare was like in the Middle Ages.
http://www.wars-of-the-roses.com/
Displays each of the major battles of the Wars of the Roses, each with the year,a description of the battles, and a listing of which side was victorious.
http://www.kscopemusic.com/ulver/warsoftheroses/
Contains a timeline of the Wars of the Roses, as well as profiles of the important people involved. Also lays out the causes of these civil wars and information about both the House of Lancaster and the House of York
http://www.warsoftheroses.com/
