War of the Roses - causes
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- Created on: 27-03-15 16:08
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- Causes of the War of the Roses
- Henry VI was a bad king
- Lost a huge amount of money
- Had to sell crown jewels
- Caster described him as "gentle" and "passive"
- Didn't fight
- Didn't unite the nobles
- Couldn't stop the Dukes of York and Somerset fighting
- Lost a huge amount of money
- Public opinion
- Peasants were politically aware
- Cade's rebellion
- knew what had gone wrong
- Supported York
- Blamed Suffolk
- the King's main advisor
- murdered
- No clear chief advisor when Henry VI was ill
- the King's main advisor
- No clear chief advisor when Henry VI was ill
- Peasants were politically aware
- Enmity between York and Somerset
- King supports Somerset
- Nobles support Somerset
- Don't want peasants having their say
- Nobles support Somerset
- Somerset given the job of chief advisor
- Somerset lost the 100 years war
- surrendered Normandy without fighting
- Peasants support York
- King supports Somerset
- Feuds between nobles
- helped split nobles into 2 sides
- Exeter attempts to assassinate York
- York had him imprisioned
- threat to the Lancatrians
- Henry VI recovery
- York to resign
- Somerset released
- ended stable rule of York
- Mutual fear
- Somerset's fear
- If Henry VI falls ill York will try him for treason
- Yorks fear
- Somerset will want revenge
- Leads to Battle of St Albans
- Somerset's fear
- Henry VI was a bad king
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