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Henry VI, the son of King Henry V and Catherine of Valois, is crowned king as the heri to the Lancastrian throne.
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The House of Lancaster holds the throne.
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The Plantagenet Dynasty is the ruling dynasty.
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The battle marks the beginning of the War of the Roses.
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The House of York holds the throne.
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The battle results in the loss of the Lancastrian forces. Henry VI is captured by Yorkist forces and taken to the Tower of London while Queen Margaret and Prince Edward are forced to flee to Scotland then France. Edward IV becomes King but is not formally crowned until June.
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Edward IV becomes King as he is the claimaint on the Yorkist side of the war.
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Lancastrian forces invade England causing Edward IV to flee to Holland. Henry VI is decalred King but is mostly a puppet for the nobles supporting him.
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The House of Lancaster holds the throne.
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The battle results in the defeat of the Lancastrian forces. Queen Margaret is captured, Prince Edward is killed in battle, and Edward IV becomes King again.
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The House of York holds the throne.
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Edward IV has Henry VI murdered since Henry no longer has an heir. His murder strengthens the Yorkist hold on the throne.
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Edward IV dies and is succeeded by his son Edward V. Edward was only 12 and his uncle, Richard, is chosen as Lord Protector.
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Richard III, the uncle of King Edward V, usurps the throne by having the marriage of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville declared invalid, thus making their children illegitimate. Edward V and his brother, Richard, are takien to the Tower of London and never seen again, earning the nickname of the "Princes in the Tower."
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Richard III is killed on the battlefield and Henry Tudor, the heir to the Lancastrian dynasty, becomes King of England. This brings an end to the War of the Roses. It is also considered to be the end of the Middle Ages in England.
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The House of Tudor holds the throne.
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The Tudor Dynasty is the ruling dynasty.
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Henry VII, formerly Henry Tudor, marries Elizabeth of York, the daughter of Edward IV, uniting the Lancastrian and Yorkist sides of the Plantagenet Dynasty. This also marks the end of the Plantagenet Dynasty and the beginning of the Tudor Dynasty.
