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House of LancasterLancaster v.House of YorkYorkWe began this section with the plant for which the Plantagenets were named, and we’ll end with a much more beautiful flower, but one that has thorns. There were Henrys and Edwards and a [61]Richard too, who belonged either to the House of LancasterLancaster with a red roserose or the House of YorkYork with a white one, who both claimed the right to the throne. Those who are really interested in the complicated times in the mid 15^th century will no doubt enjoy Shakespeare’s eight plays dealing with all the intrigues and complications or any of the many filmed versions of the plays. We just have time to mention one battle and one wedding here. At the Battle of Bosworth FieldBattle of Bosworth Field Henry Tudor defeated Richard IIIRichard III. Henry Tudor from the House of Lancaster wisely married Elizabeth of York and thus not only ended the wars but also strengthened the crown since many of the nobles had been killed in all the battles. Henry Tudor, who became Henry VIIHenry VII, started a new dynasty: the Tudor dynastyTudor dynasty.