Wars of the Roses
Who fought in the Wars of the Roses?
The Wars of the Roses fought two families who both wanted the throne of England
Why did they want to control Jerusalem?
Jerusalem was important to a lot of religions in the Middle Ages because to Jewish people was the site of the original temple to God.
What did Roses have to do with it?
The House of Lancaster was known by a red rose and a white rose.
Who fought in the Crusades?
The Crusades was between the armies of Europe and most of the time it was the Holy Roman Empire. Arabs had control over Jerusalem.
What started the war?
The houses thought they had the right of the English throne as descendants of King Edward III. Henry 5,6,7 started.
How they got started?
When the Turks took control in 1070, they began to refuse Christian pilgrims into the area.
People from the Wars of the Roses
Henry the 5th, Margaret of Anjou the wife of Henry the 5th, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
Timeline of the Crusades?
In 1095-1099 the First Crusade was the most successful.
In 1147-1149 the city of Edessa was conquered by the Turks.
In 1187-1192 the sultan of Egypt come for the city of Jerusalem from the Christians.
Interesting Fact about the Wars of the Roses
The biggest battles of the war was the Battle of Towton because they were over 50,000 soldiers fought and around 25,000 soldiers were killed.
Interesting Facts about the Crusades?
The symbol of the Crusaders was a red cross. Soldiers wore it on their clothing and armor. It was also used on flags and banners. Between the second and the third Crusades, the Teutonic Knights and the Templars were formed to help defend Christendom. These were famous groups of Holy Knights.