| 11. | Richard's son consolidated his descendants'claim to the throne with that of the more junior House of York.
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| 12. | :* " By the mid-1470s, the victorious House of York looked safely established, with seven living male princes.
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| 13. | Like his brother, he was a supporter of the House of York during the Wars of the Roses.
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| 14. | Subsequently, Richmond succeeds to the throne as Henry VII, and marries Princess Elizabeth from the House of York.
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| 15. | His family defeated the House of York thereby weakening the noble class even before Henry comes to rule.
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| 16. | The House of York would base its claim to the English throne on their descent from Lionel of Antwerp.
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| 17. | The English nobility take sides, some supporting the House of York, others supporting Henry and the House of Lancaster.
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| 18. | Through her, the Plantagenet family and the House of York continue in the line of English and British sovereigns.
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| 19. | Red roses symbolised the English House of Lancaster, while white roses were the symbol for their rival House of York.
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| 20. | The Pilkington family suffered badly in the Wars of the Roses when, despite geography, they supported the House of York.
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