The War of the Roses was fought between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The conflict, which lasted from 1455 to 1487, was a series of civil wars fought in England. The two rival branches of the Plantagenet dynasty, represented by the red rose for Lancaster and the white rose for York, fought for control of the English throne. The war concluded when Henry Tudor, representing the Lancastrian side, defeated Richard III, the last Yorkist king, at the Battle of Bosworth Field. Henry Tudor then became Henry VII, establishing the Tudor dynasty and ending the Wars of the Roses.