2017-№3 (56) Article 8

A.G. Prazdnikov

Lords in the Period of the War of the Roses: Models of Social Behavior during the Period of Political Instability in 1461–1471. P.57- 64.

UDC 942.04«1461/1471»

The article analyzes the role English lords played during the War of the Roses in 1461–1471. The House of Lancaster was restored to power and later on destroyed through the opposition of the two factions involved in the War of the Roses, the House of Neville and the House of Woodville. The analy-sis of chronicles, letters, and official documents reveals a number of behavioral patterns of English nobil-ity. The failure of the union of Neville and Lancaster was greatly predetermined by the fact that the op-posing factions had been forced to unite their forces. Behavioral patterns of English nobility were greatly influenced by their family connections, matrimonial alliances, and vassal connections. It should be noted that it is possible to elucidate the motives behind the actions of noble people only.

England, the War of the Roses, political crises in 1461–1471, English lords.

 

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