Wars of the Roses: A Debate for Victory

Prepare your arguments for the Balloon Debate based on causes of the Wars of the Roses, focusing on weaknesses of Henry VI, loss of French territory, ambition and alienation of Richard Duke of York, and overmighty subjects and feuds between them. Dive into historical events, battles, and characters to formulate compelling reasoning for your cause throughout the different rounds. Utilize available resources, sources, and evidence to construct persuasive arguments and strive towards claiming victory in the final team showdown.

• Wars of the Roses
• Balloon Debate
• Historical Conflict
• Argumentation
• Medieval History

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1. Balloon debate Need to prepare 4 separate and different arguments for your particular cause of the Wars of the Roses Each round one cause will be voted out The final team will be the winner Weakness of Henry VI Loss of French territory Ambition and alienation of Richard Duke of York Over mighty subjects and feuds between them

2. Recap from last week Who won and who died at the battle of St Albans? What happened to Henry within 2 weeks of the battle? What was the impact of this on York? What was the impact on Margaret and what did she now do? Give some examples of how this simmering feud was leading to a breakdown in law and order in England What was Loveday? How realistic was this as an attempt to bring about peace?

3. Recap from last week 1: What can we learn from Margaret from sources D, E and F 2: Does the fact that source D is a piece of propaganda mean that it is not useful as a source on this period? 3 Do the sources show that Margaret helped to cause the conflict? Fill in the table to help you reach this decision

4. Source Evidence against Reliability Mark out of 10 Evidence in support D E F

5. The battles We will revisit at a later date

6. Warwicks CV Create a CV for Warwick, using page 70 of textbook

7. The Act of Accord Complete activity on page 10 of your booklet Why would the Act of Accord satisfy neither side? Discuss in pairs

8. The Battle of Wakefield: War of the Roses: A bloody crown (1:00 1:10) Questions on page 11 of booklet

9. Wakefield and 2nd St Albans Two big victories for Yorkists Whole towns swapped side Yorkists appear to be dominant

10. Edward IV Richard s son Wins a battle at Mortimer s Cross Proclaims himself King Edward IV with support of the Lords Uses the details of the Act of Accord to declare himself King despite Henry still being alive

11. The downfall of the Lancastrians start 1:10 1:27:30 Questions on page 12-13 of booklet

12. Homework Complete source activity