In a non-democratic state SuccessionofPower. King Henry VI King Henry VI.

In a In a non-democratic non-democratic

statestate

Succession Succession

of of

PowerPower

King King Henry VIHenry VI

Lancaster Lancaster in Red in Red

York York in Blue in Blue

““England hath long England hath long been mad, been mad,

and scarr’d herself:and scarr’d herself:

The brother blindly The brother blindly shed shed

the brother’s blood;the brother’s blood;

The father rashly The father rashly slaughter’d his slaughter’d his

own son;own son;

The son, The son, compell’d, compell’d,

been butcher to been butcher to the sire.the sire.

All this divided All this divided York and York and

Lancaster...Lancaster...""

William William Shakespeare Shakespeare

Richard IIIRichard III

The Wars of the The Wars of the RosesRoses

1455 - 14871455 - 1487

17 major 17 major battlesbattles

Yorkists: 11Yorkists: 11

Lancastrians: 6Lancastrians: 6

LancasterLancaster

WinsWins

King King Edward IVEdward IV

KingKingEdward VEdward V

Richard,Richard, Duke of Duke of Gloucester Gloucester

Edward andEdward and his brother his brother

Tower ofTower of

LondonLondon

Richard Richard orders orders their their

murdermurder

King King Richard III Richard III

Henry Tudor,Henry Tudor, Earl of Earl of Richmond Richmond

Bosworth FieldBosworth Field

King King Henry VIIHenry VII

The House of The House of TudorTudor

Arthur,Arthur, Prince Prince of of Wales Wales

CatherineCatherine of of Aragon Aragon

Prince HenryPrince Henry

THE SIX WIVES OF

HENRY VIII

King Henry VIIIKing Henry VIII

King King Henry VIIHenry VII

Arthur,Arthur, Prince Prince of of Wales Wales

CatherineCatherine of of Aragon Aragon

Prince HenryPrince Henry

King King Henry VIIHenry VII

King Henry VIIIKing Henry VIII

CatherineCatherine of of Aragon Aragon

Anne BoleynAnne Boleyn

Pope Clement VII

Church of England

Catherine is sent to a convent

Henry Henry marries marries AnneAnne

Princess Elizabeth

Tower ofTower of

LondonLondon

Anne stands trialAnne stands trial

Convicted Convicted of treason;of treason;sentencedsentencedto deathto death

Jane SeymourJane Seymour

Jane SeymourJane Seymour

PrincePrinceEdwardEdward

Anne Anne of of Cleves Cleves

Kathreyne Kathreyne Howard Howard

KatharineKatharineParreParre

Henry VIII diesHenry VIII dies

King Edward VIKing Edward VI

Lady Lady

Jane Jane GreyGrey

Queen Mary IQueen Mary I Bloody MaryBloody Mary

Queen Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth IThe Virgin QueenThe Virgin Queen

Queen Queen Elizabeth IIElizabeth II

Prince Philip,Prince Philip, Duke of Duke of Edinburgh Edinburgh

The EndThe End