Which war broke out towards the end of Henry VI's rule?
The Wars of the Roses
The War of the Two Peters
The Interregnum
The English Civil War
Answer
The Wars of the Roses was a series of civil wars in England that took place between 1455 and 1485. The wars were fought between the House of Lancaster and the House of York, which were two branches of the royal family. The wars were named after the badges that the two sides used: the Lancastrians used a red rose, while the Yorkists used a white rose.
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