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Is the War of Roses still relevant in English culture?

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It was all a very long time ago, and the more recent Civil Wars of 1639–51 has far more 'fans' and re-enacters and has more relevance to modern Britain as it was a crucial period in the development of our constitutional monarchy. read more

The comparison is probably better made between the English Civil War, and the American Civil War, than between it and the Wars of the Roses. Our civil war certainly still impacts today, from the idea that the English “don’t do religion” to cavalier and roundhead traits being found in many politicans and political parties. read more

Wars of the Roses, (1455–85), in English history, the series of dynastic civil wars whose violence and civil strife preceded the strong government of the Tudors. Fought between the Houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne, the wars were named many years afterward from the supposed badges of the contending parties: the white rose of York and the red of Lancaster. read more

The Wars of the Roses were first fought in episodes from 1455 till 1487, but there were also occasional battles before the designated historic period. The first and most important cause of the conflict were the social and financial hardships, which England had to deal with in the aftermath of the Hundred Years’ War. read more

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