The war of the roses.Robin Hood

The War of the Roses was a terribly destructive, long-lasting, civil war in England between two families with rival claims to the throne, the Yorks and the Lancasters. Its net result was to kill off almost all the direct claimants to the throne on either side of the royal family, wreak havoc and destruction, turn long term resentments into blood-feuds, and bring the entire Plantagenet line, which had ruled England for over 300 years, to an ignominious end. Furthermore, in terms of convoluted plot twists, reversals, treachery, shifting alliances, military setbacks, and 'surprise' endings, it has few parallels in history. In other words, it is not an easy war to follow either in terms of alliances, or military progress.

Introduction……………………………………………….........................................................2
1.The War of the Roses……………………………………………………………………….
1.1 Phase I: Defeat and exile of Lancasters : 1453-1464…………………………….…...3-5
1.2 Phase II: 1471—Warwick's Rebellion ……………………………………………......6-7
1.3 Phase III: 1485—Usurper Richard III vs. Henry Tudor ……...……............................7-9
2. English ballads and Folk songs………………………………………………………….10-11
3. The Robin Hood ballads………………………………………………………………....12-13
3.1 Barnsdale and Sherwood………………………………………………………………14
3.2 The Early Ballads………………………………………………………………………15
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………. 16
References……………………………………………………………………………………..17