Subtitle The War Of The Roses -

: Following the end of the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453), England faced an economic depression and the return of restless soldiers.

: Powerful nobles maintained private armies (livery and maintenance), allowing local disputes to escalate into national warfare. III. The Three Phases of War subtitle The War of the Roses

: A thirty-year power struggle between two branches of the royal House of Plantagenet. : Following the end of the Hundred Years'