Lancastrian
LancastrianA descendant or supporter of John of Gaunt , Duke of Lancaster. The Lancastrians held the throne of England as Henry IV , Henry V , and Henry VI , (their badge was a red rose). In the Wars of the Roses , a series of battles for the throne fought with the Yorkists from 1455 onwards, the Lancastrians suffered a major reverse in the displacement of Henry by Edward IV in 1461 ; they took refuge in France, and under the leadership of Margaret of Anjou ...
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