Terrier Yorkshire Wolds Yorkshire Air Ambulance Historic counties of England Notes Though the Wars of the Roses were fought between royal houses bearing the names of York and Lancaster, the wars took place over a wide area of England. They were a dynastic clash between cadet branches of the House of Plantagenet. The most prominent family in Yorkshire, below the monarchy, the Nevilles of Sheriff Hutton and Middleham, fought for the Yorkists, as did the Scropes of Bolton, the Latimers of Danby and Snape, as well as the Mowbrays of Thirsk and Burton in Lonsdale. Yet some fought for the Lancastrians, such as the Percies, the Cliffords of Skipton, Ros of Helmsley, Greystock of Henderskelfe, Stafford of Holderness, and Talbot of Sheffield. References External links Images of Yorkshire The History of Yorkshire Samples of Yorkshire Dialect Yorkshire Inquisitions 1275–1295 Yorkshire: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI John Speed's proof map of Yorkshire made between 1603 and 1611, in Cambridge Digital Library Welcome to Yorkshire Counties of England established in antiquity Counties of England disestablished in 1974 Articles containing video clips