In a In a non-democratic non-democratic
statestate
Succession Succession
of of
PowerPower
King King Henry VIHenry VI
Lancaster Lancaster in Red in Red
York York in Blue in Blue
““England hath long England hath long been mad, been mad,
and scarr’d herself:and scarr’d herself:
The brother blindly The brother blindly shed shed
the brother’s blood;the brother’s blood;
The father rashly The father rashly slaughter’d his slaughter’d his
own son;own son;
The son, The son, compell’d, compell’d,
been butcher to been butcher to the sire.the sire.
All this divided All this divided York and York and
Lancaster...Lancaster...""
William William Shakespeare Shakespeare
Richard IIIRichard III
The Wars of the The Wars of the RosesRoses
1455 - 14871455 - 1487
17 major 17 major battlesbattles
Yorkists: 11Yorkists: 11
Lancastrians: 6Lancastrians: 6
LancasterLancaster
WinsWins
King King Edward IVEdward IV
KingKingEdward VEdward V
Richard,Richard, Duke of Duke of Gloucester Gloucester
Edward andEdward and his brother his brother
Tower ofTower of
LondonLondon
Richard Richard orders orders their their
murdermurder
King King Richard III Richard III
Henry Tudor,Henry Tudor, Earl of Earl of Richmond Richmond
Bosworth FieldBosworth Field
King King Henry VIIHenry VII
The House of The House of TudorTudor
Arthur,Arthur, Prince Prince of of Wales Wales
CatherineCatherine of of Aragon Aragon
Prince HenryPrince Henry
THE SIX WIVES OF
HENRY VIII
King Henry VIIIKing Henry VIII
King King Henry VIIHenry VII
Arthur,Arthur, Prince Prince of of Wales Wales
CatherineCatherine of of Aragon Aragon
Prince HenryPrince Henry
King King Henry VIIHenry VII
King Henry VIIIKing Henry VIII
CatherineCatherine of of Aragon Aragon
Anne BoleynAnne Boleyn
Church of England
Catherine is sent to a convent
Henry Henry marries marries AnneAnne
Princess Elizabeth
Tower ofTower of
LondonLondon
Anne stands trialAnne stands trial
Convicted Convicted of treason;of treason;sentencedsentencedto deathto death
Jane SeymourJane Seymour
Jane SeymourJane Seymour
PrincePrinceEdwardEdward
Anne Anne of of Cleves Cleves
Kathreyne Kathreyne Howard Howard
KatharineKatharineParreParre
Henry VIII diesHenry VIII dies
King Edward VIKing Edward VI
Lady Lady
Jane Jane GreyGrey
Queen Mary IQueen Mary I Bloody MaryBloody Mary
Queen Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth IThe Virgin QueenThe Virgin Queen
Queen Queen Elizabeth IIElizabeth II
Prince Philip,Prince Philip, Duke of Duke of Edinburgh Edinburgh