York & the end of the Roses · England · 1461–1485
House of York
The last Yorkist kings and the marriage that ended the Wars of the Roses. Start with Edward IV, whose daughter married the man who took the crown from his brother.
Crowns
Holders from other houses are shown in grey.
Monarch of England Full sequence →
- Henry VI of England · Lancaster1422–1461
- Edward IV of England1461–1470
- Henry VI of England · Lancaster1470–1471
- Edward IV of England1471–1483
- Edward V of England1483
- Richard III of England1483–1485
- Henry VII of England · Tudor1485–1509
Why each succession happened
- Why did Edward V of England succeed Edward IV of England?
Inheritance by a minor; a protectorate under his uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester - Why did Richard III of England succeed Edward V of England?
Deposition: the young king's legitimacy was declared void and Parliament's petition (Titulus Regius) offered the crown to Richard - Why did Henry VII of England succeed Richard III of England?
Conquest, then confirmation by Parliament and marriage - Why did Henry VIII of England succeed Henry VII of England?
Inheritance
Everyone in this collection (9)
- Henry VI of England1421–1471
- Elizabeth Woodvillec. 1437–1492
- Edward IV of England1442–1483
- Margaret Beaufort1443–1509
- Richard III of England1452–1485
- Henry VII of England1457–1509
- Elizabeth of York1466–1503
- Edward V of Englandb. 1470
- Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York1473–c. 1483
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