Yorkist
Wars of Roses side
A Yorkist supported the House of York during the Wars of the Roses, the fifteenth-century English civil wars between rival branches of the royal family.
The Yorkists, whose emblem was the white rose, contested the throne against the Lancastrians.
As an adjective, Yorkist describes anything relating to this faction: Yorkist claims to the crown, a Yorkist victory at Towton.
English dynasty, fifteenth century
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- PlantagenetMedieval English dynasty
- successionFollowing in order
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
lineage · bloodline · heir · claimant · pretender · legitimacy · dynasty · crown
Plantagenet succession conflict
- BosworthLeicestershire battle site
- armyOrganized land-based military
- battleArmed military engagement
- victoryDefeating an opponent
defeat · campaign · siege · retinue · livery · archer · cavalry · banner
Final Yorkist king
- WarwickEnglish place and surname
- princesMale royal family members
- kingmakerPolitical influence wielder
- GloucesterCoastal city in Massachusetts
Lancaster
English dynasty, fifteenth century
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- PlantagenetMedieval English dynasty
- successionFollowing in order
throne · lineage · bloodline · heir · claimant · pretender · legitimacy · dynasty · crown · inheritance
Wars of the Roses
Plantagenet succession conflict
victory · defeat · campaign · siege · retinue · livery · archer · cavalry · banner · skirmish
Richard III
Final Yorkist king
faction
Group within group
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- allianceFormal union of parties
adherent · supporter · loyalist · Neville · magnate · council · parliament · attainder · treason · conspiracy
falcon
Swift bird of prey
blazon · device · emblem · standard · quartering · crest · motto · sigil · escutcheon · banner