Outbreak of War
Causes of the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses
- Created by: Matt Lowe
- Created on: 11-04-13 15:59
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- Outbreak of War
- Weakness of King
- Failures in France
- Ambitions of Margaret
- Noble Rivalries
- H6 goes mad, Aug '53
- Weakness of King
- Dartford, '52, York tries to get rid of Somerset, fails: no support
- York puts Somerset in Tower
- Somerset unpopular due to French losses
- Nevilles support York: promised Chancellorships
- York puts Somerset in Tower
- York puts Somerset in Tower
- Compared to H5 who conquered France
- H6 is defensive and pious
- H6 recovers Dec '54, releases Somerset
- H6 goes mad, Aug '53
- H6 goes mad, Aug '53
- H6 was in £370k debt
- Financial Failures
- Outbreak of War
- Failures in France
- Ambitions of Margaret
- Noble Rivalries
- Outbreak of War
- Financial Failures
- Owed £37k to York
- H6 was in £370k debt
- Financial Failures
- Financial Failures
- H6 was in £370k debt
- Inability to reward nobility
- Nobility power base shrunk
- Inability to reward nobility
- Inability to reward nobility
- H6 favoured Suffolk & Somerset
- Nobility power base shrunk
- Nobility power base shrunk
- Military defeats
- Maine, '48, for marriage
- Military defeats
- Military defeats
- Lost Normandy '50
- Lost Gascony '51
- Undermined H6's credibility and prestige
- Led to civil unrest
- Undermined H6's credibility and prestige
- Undermined H6's credibility and prestige
- Cade's Rebellion, '50
- Showed public annoyance at Somerset
- Cade's Rebellion, '50
- Cade's Rebellion, '50
- Put down by London: weak King
- Showed public annoyance at Somerset
- Showed public annoyance at Somerset
- Strong claim to throne
- Ambitions of York
- Ambitions of York
- Replaced by Somerset in '47
- Ambitions of York
- Ambitions of York
- Felt isolated, disappointed with rewards received
- Powerful noble
- Loveday '58, fake show of peace
- Egremont Percy crashed Nevilles wedding
- H6 narrow power base
- Promotion of Somerset over York
- Promotion of Somerset over York
- Promotion of Somerset over York
- Suffolk kills Gloucester '47, "treason"
- Percys supported Somerset
- Nevilles supported York
- Exeter resented York
- York gained support from Dartford to St. Albans
- Treaty of Tours '44, no dowry
- Margaret of Anjou, wife
- Margaret of Anjou, wife
- No gain for H6
- Treaty of Tours '44, no dowry
- Margaret of Anjou, wife
- Margaret of Anjou, wife
- Treaty of Tours '44, no dowry
- Power hungry, shown later
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