Tuesday, May 22, 2007
This Day in the History of Little Remembered Wars
On this day in 1455, the first and completely minor Battle of St. Albans began England's 30-year War of the Roses. The Lancastrians (red roses) fairly soundly defeated the Yorkists (white roses). Ultimately the Tudors were the victors of this nasty little civil war, the most infamous of which, Henry VIII, has a very lame series running on Showtime.
Labels: War of the Roses
