The Wars of the Roses happened in the Common Era.
The conflict lasted through many sporadic episodes between 1455 and 1487 ; however , there was fighting before and after this period between the houses .
The Wars of the Roses were a series of wars for control of the throne of England fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet : the House of Lancaster -LRB- associated with a red rose -RRB- , and the House of York -LRB- whose symbol was a white rose -RRB- .	England	England	House of Lancaster	House of Lancaster	House of York	House of York	throne of England	throne of England	House of Plantagenet	House of Plantagenet	white rose	White Rose of York
Common Era or Current Era -LRB- CE -RRB- is a year-numbering system -LRB- calendar era -RRB- for the Julian and Gregorian calendars that refers to the years since the start of this era , i.e. , since AD 1 .	calendar era	calendar era	Julian	Julian calendar
