The War of the Barons, 1459–1461 key terms

Lancastrians

Supporters of the House of Lancaster, one of the two rival factions in the Wars of the Roses, led by Henry VI.

Yorkists

Supporters of the House of York, the rival faction to the Lancastrians, seeking to claim the English throne.

Protectorate

A period when Richard of York governed England on behalf of the incapacitated King Henry VI.

Wars of the Roses

A series of civil wars fought for control of the English throne between the houses of Lancaster and York.

Yorkists

Supporters of the House of York in the Wars of the Roses, led by figures like Richard of York and Edward IV.

Lancastrians

Supporters of the House of Lancaster, including Henry VI and his allies, who fought against the Yorkists.

Yorkists

Supporters of the House of York in the Wars of the Roses, who sought to claim the English throne.

Lancastrians

Supporters of the House of Lancaster, the rival faction in the Wars of the Roses, led by Henry VI.