Hundred Years War between Britain and France over the territory and the French throne From around the latter half of (1337-1445), signs of internal division began to appear in England as well. Eventually King of England becomes King of France Treaty of Troyes The fear was alleviated when I installed it up to. .. ..
Jeanne d'Arc With the advent of, the formation was reversed, and curry The War of the Roses was the result of the rekindling of the crisis of internal division that was previously born in Britain due to the almost loss of French territory. is.
This time, there is also the aspect of imposing responsibility between aristocrats over war responsibility War of the Roses I will summarize the background of.
Who fought in the War of the Roses in the first place?
Great British aristocrat Lancaster And House of York It is a battle for succession to the throne.
War of the Roses The origin of the name is because both of them had different insignia (hats and badges attached to clothes to show their identity). Lancaster House Is red rose , House of York Is white rose is.
Lancaster family in the first place Is a Hundred Years War Plantagenet Morning on the way Has been robbed of the throne from War of the Roses By the time I started, I was in the position of royalty. This Lancaster House It was the York family who challenged the succession of the throne. was.
Lancaster House And Plantagenet House In addition, the House of York Relationship is Hundred Years War Edward III You can see it by going back to the family tree.
* From left:brother → brother
Edward III Is Duke of Lancaster And Duke of York Create a new title and give it to his sons. His eldest son, Edward the Black Prince Is Duke of Cornwall Was given the title of.
Edward the Black Prince His father Edward III while he was on an expedition to France Duke of Lancaster was able to see the decline of the situation and take control of national affairs. John ..
Black Prince John when he returns home Was regained control by his brother, but Black Prince Son Richard II He was deposed in his generation Plantagenet (The cause of death of Richard II is starvation theory, suicide theory, and other murder theory, details are unknown, but Henry IV's involvement is suspected).
John Son Henry IV Takes the throne and becomes king, Lancaster It moved to.
However, Richard II in his lifetime Is Edward III Third son Lionel He said that he would succeed to the throne to his grandson (the second son was early). Primogeniture in England at this time Is done, and the principle is Lionel It was supposed to be inherited by the descendants of.
Lancaster House Was the succession to the throne appropriate?
When other aristocrats thought, "It looks like it's going to be a strong Britain, isn't it?" When it had an advantage in the battle with France, but if that advantage disappears, the Lancaster family As long as there are aristocrats and more in the same standing position, it is no wonder that questions arise.
Why did Henry VI's succession to the throne have a question mark?
This is the Lancaster family You can see it by unraveling the family tree of.
Lancaster Morning Henry V who built the heyday of .. He is Hundred Years War Charles VI , King of France at that time Troyes Treaty that he will "inherit the French throne" when he dies Was tied up to.
However, simply inheriting King of France Some people doubt its legitimacy, so with the succession of the throne, Charles VI Marriage with her daughter has also been established.
This Henry V And Charles VI The child born to his daughter is Henry VI .. He is a pacifist who is mild and religious.
After all, Henry V Is Charles VI Died before his death, so Charles VI Henry VI after his death Will serve concurrently as King of England and King of France.
* Charles VI Son Charles VII Does not recognize the throne as the Treaty of Troyes "was a promise that Henry V would succeed".
From Henry VI (King of England) (wikipedia)
Under such circumstances, a serious problem will arise. Henry VI Has caused an abnormality in his mind.
Charles VI in the first place Is a person with the nickname of "Crazy King". In his later years he suffered from a mental illness that was so severe that he could not even know he was the king.
The gene for this mental illness is Henry VI It is believed that it was (probably) inherited.
Henry VI at the time of the onset Is already Margaret France Valois Dynasty Margaret because he married a daughter of a branch family and had a child. She is regent to protect her sick husband and her child (Edward). .. ..
Margaret only for French aristocrats She was hated by British aristocrats and couldn't put it all together.
Why did the House of York Richard rebel?
Margaret Shortly before he got antipathy from the British aristocrats.
Hundred Years War Britain is divided into peace and anti-war groups as the defeat of the United Kingdom becomes more intense. The peace school is close to the king. The York family was represented by one of the anti-war groups. Richard =Plantagenet was.
After all, the Hundred Years War Is Margaret And Henry VI Richard , an anti-war sect, because his marriage ended with a French advantage. Will be cornered.
Meanwhile, Henry VI Develops a mental illness. He was already cornered Richard Is
- Henry VI Can't do national affairs
- Margaret Regent is unfortunate
For that reason, she began to take action aiming for her throne. The rationale can be seen from the family tree.
Richard II without firstborn Was named as the heir to the throne by his maternal grandfather Earl of March, Roger Mortimer . was. It is based on the example of primogeniture.
However, he is Richard II Richard-Plantagette , Roger's son, because he died shortly before his death Edmund , my uncle Acquires inheritance rights.
This Edmund Is Lancaster He continued to show loyalty to him and did not develop into a civil war, but his sister Anne's son Richard-Planta had the right to succeed to the throne because he died without his child. Ginette I was moving to.
Thus Hundred Years War In the middle of the period to the time when it was over
- Richard Was driven into conflict with the royal faction.
- There were great aristocrats who had left their troops with the addition of the troops returning from the war
- Richard Had a cause to claim succession to the throne
The royal sect and the anti-royal sect began to confront each other, and finally the War of the Roses It was decided to rush into.
In the next Saturday article, I will follow "The Flow of the War of the Roses".