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Henry IV usurped the throne from his cousin Richard II. Two generations later, England was undergoing one of the bloodiest civil wars it had ever had due to the question of rightful succession. How much of the Wars of the Roses can be blamed on Henry?

by /u/TinyDKR in /r/AskHistorians

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