RELATIVE CLAUSES

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In this brief text about the War of the roses you can see some words of the vocabulary of this unit in contex.
This is also a background for the excersise on page 23.
You can have a look at the grammar of the unit in the web links or the videos below.

        One of the most distinctive and unmistakable flowers in England is the Tudor Rose. This specific type of rose is both red (around the outside) and white (in the centre), and has been in use as the country’s plant emblem since the Tudor Era. But there is more to the Tudor Rose than meet the eye. The flower is not just a sight for sore eyes – it is a representation of the merging of two warring houses, and the end of years of conflict


       It was under these circumstances that Richard, Duke of York, a descendant of Edward III’s fourth son, Edmund of Langley,  claimed  the throne. The Duke had a powerful ally in Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick, and together with their armies, the two of them marched into London to overthrow the mad King Henry. This was the beginning of a Civil war between the two greatest factions in England – the House of Lancaster and the House of York.

      The years of armed conflict, sometimes known as the Cousins’ War (owing to the fact that both Richard, Duke of York, and King Henry VI were directly descended from Edward III and therefore cousins), are most commonly known as the Wars of the Roses.

Non defining relative clause

The War of the Roses, which/ that lasted 30 years, finally ended in 1485.

Defining relative clause

The family which / that took power in the end was THE TUDOR  FAMILY.


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ENGLISH EXPLANATION


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This is the exercise 4 on page 23 in your book. Can you do it an practise what you have learnt?

THE WARS OF THE ROSES

The 15th century was a time ........................ members of two families fought for the throne of England.
There were two ambitious leaders .................... fought against each other with the help of their relatives. The two men were the sons of a  king ................. name was Eduard III. 

One of them was the Duke of Lancaster and the oter was the Duke of York. The symbol of the Lancaster family was a red rose, and their enemy was the family................. symbol was a white rose --- the Yorks.

The town ................. first battle took place was  St Albans. This battle was followed by 30 years of wars ....................  people called the Wars of the Roses.
Over these years, there were several kings and leaders ............. ruled the country. The wars finally ended in  1485. The family ...................... took power in the end was the Tudor family. They combined the roses ....................... represented the Yorks and the Lancasters and this combination of flowers became their symbol.

See here to meet someone who lived at that time.