The House of York was a cadet branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet. It fought with the House of Lancaster, another cadet branch of the House of Plantagenet, for the English crown in the second half of the 15th century. The differences ultimately led to the Wars of the Roses. These wars are so named because each house had a rose in its coat of arms: York a white one and Lancaster a red one.
The last monarch of the House of York and the Plantagenet dynasty, Richard III, was crowned King of England.
On July 6, in the year 1483, The last monarch of the House of York and the Plantagenet dynasty, Richard III, was crowned King of England. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of July 6, one of 400 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on July 6, 1483 (AD era).
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