In the late 1400's the House of York fought the House of Lancaster for the English crown. Because Lancaster's heraldic badge
was a red rose and the Yorks was a white rose, the long conflict became known as Wars of the Roses. The real lives of the
main participants of the Wars of the Roses will be displayed in this paper. In Shakespeare's Richard III the participants in the
Wars of the Roses were not suitably displayed. The participants in Shakespeare's Richard III were Henry Tudor, Clarence,
Edward V, Richard III; Queen Margaret will have their lives displayed in this paper.
In the Shakespeare play Richard III was depicted as a malformed mean, ill looking, tyrant. But this was not the case. Richard
III was a nice and handsome man. Shakespeare only did this so that Queen Elizabeth would be pleased with what she saw
when she went to watch the play. Because Queen Elizabeth was a Lancaster, Shakespeare wanted her family to look noble.
Richard III couldn't have......
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