Yorkists
Lancaster's civil enemies
Yorkists were supporters of the House of York during the Wars of the Roses, the fifteenth-century English dynastic struggle between York and Lancaster for the throne.
The Yorkist cause produced three kings—Edward IV, Edward V, and Richard III—before Henry Tudor's victory at Bosworth Field ended their reign.
The term now appears mainly in historical contexts: The Yorkists won a decisive victory at Towton.
House of Lancaster adherents
- Wars of the RosesPlantagenet succession conflict
- White RoseColorless variety of Rosa
- Richard IIIFinal Yorkist king
- PlantagenetMedieval English dynasty
Neville · Clarence · Tudor · Henry VII · royal succession · pretenders · legitimacy · usurpation
Colorless variety of Rosa
- sunburstRadial ray pattern
- liveryIdentifying uniform or colors
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
- cognizanceState of knowing something
royal arms · legitimacy · bloodline · dynasty
English royal house
- Henry VIIFirst Tudor monarch
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- revisionismReexamining established doctrine
Coordinated wartime offensive
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- defeatVictory over another
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
Lancastrians
House of Lancaster adherents
- Wars of the RosesPlantagenet succession conflict
- White RoseColorless variety of Rosa
- Richard IIIFinal Yorkist king
Plantagenet · Neville · Clarence · Tudor · Henry VII · royal succession · pretenders · legitimacy · usurpation · allegiance
White Rose
Colorless variety of Rosa
cognizance · royal arms · legitimacy · bloodline · dynasty
Richard III
Final Yorkist king
Tudor dynasty
English royal house
- Henry VIIFirst Tudor monarch
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- revisionismReexamining established doctrine
military campaign
Coordinated wartime offensive
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- defeatVictory over another
- battlefieldCombat engagement area