: The king’s reliance on unpopular and corrupt court favourites.
The fighting officially began in 1455 at the , where Yorkist forces captured the king. For the next 30 years, the crown changed hands multiple times through blood and betrayal: War of the Roses
: Richard, Duke of York , possessed a strong hereditary claim to the throne and challenged the king's authority. Key Battles and Turning Points : The king’s reliance on unpopular and corrupt
The (1455–1487) were a series of brutal dynastic civil wars fought for control of the English throne between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet : the House of Lancaster (symbolised by a red rose) and the House of York (symbolised by a white rose). The Origins of the Conflict Key Battles and Turning Points The (1455–1487) were
: The loss of almost all English territories in France following the Hundred Years' War.