

The two houses in conflict with one another in the War of the Roses were the House of York and the House of Lancaster. The House of Lancaster/Lannister VS the House of York/Stark This real life, historical conflict serves as the basis for the book and television series, Game of Thrones.

Known as the “War of the Roses” it was ultimately a struggle to claim the throne between the families descended from Edward III and those descended from Henry IV. One of the bloodiest civil wars in British history, it marked the end of of medieval England and ushered in the beginning of the Renaissance. During the Late Medieval Period, a series of conflicts took place in England which were more destructive than the Hundred Years War had been in the previous century.
