War Of The Roses
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Though we tend to think exciting English history starts after the Tudor Dynasty, the truth couldn't be further than that. The 100 years prior to the Tudors are known as the War Of The Roses, a chronicle of fights, battles, intrigue and deception, all in the name of power and the strive of the Lancasters and the Yorks to sit on the throne of England.
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