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House of Lancaster

  1. Henry IV
    Henry usurped the throne after deposing his cousin, Richard II and passing over Richard’s son, Edmund, who should have been the rightful heir.
  2. Henry V
    The second Lancastrian king and the fifth Henry to take the throne, Henry V was widely known as Henry of Monmouth, after his birthplace; Monmouth Castle in Wales.
  3. Henry VI
    Following the death of his father, Henry VI ascended the English throne at just nine months old.
  4. The Wars of the Roses
    The Wars of the Roses or the Cousins War was a period of civil war between two rival arms of the royal family. At the time, it was simply known as the Civil Wars, the now more common name came from both families having different roses, a red for Lancaster and a white for York, as their house insignia. The Houses of Lancaster and York both had claims to the throne through King Edward III.
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