1. Which detail from the selection most effectively helps to develop the key idea that the Wars of the Roses were based on conflicting claims to the English
throne?
A “The reference to roses came from the heraldic badges of the two
houses: the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster."
(lines 4 6)
B "However, the English kingdom devolved into chaos under Henry VI
and the king's council, a group of aristocrats in charge of the kingdom's
management." (lines 9-11)
C "Henry recovered two years later, and the Lancastrians sought to regain
control of the kingdom." (lines 15-16)
D "The House of Tudor, beginning with King Henry VII, established its
rule and retained the crown until Queen Elizabeth I's death in 1603."
(lines 20-22)