Everything about Lancastrians totally explained
The
House of Lancaster was a branch of the English royal
House of Plantagenet. It was one of the opposing factions involved in the
Wars of the Roses, an intermittent
civil war which affected
England and
Wales during the 15th century. The House is named
Lancaster, because its members were all descended from
Edward III's son
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster; their symbol was a Red Rose of Lancaster.
The opponents of the House of Lancaster were the
House of York. The rivalry between Lancaster and York, in the form of the counties of
Lancashire and
Yorkshire, has continued into the present day, on a more friendly basis. For example, the annual sporting competition between
Lancaster University and the
University of York is called the
Roses Tournament.
The end of the House of Lancaster occurred at the
Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471. However, the
House of Tudor, which ruled England from 1485 to 1603, was descended from the Lancasters by way of
Margaret Beaufort, great granddaughter of John of Gaunt, who married
Edmund Tudor,
Earl of Richmond, and was the mother of
Henry VII of England. Henry VII cemented his claim to the throne by marrying
Elizabeth of York the heir to the Yorkist line. Their children and grandchildren became the House of Tudor and their great grandson was the first king of England belonging to the
House of Stuart,
King James VI of Scotland
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