There are many events that occurred in 1483 as a result of the weaknesses of Edward IV that led to the usurpation of the crown, such as the overmighty nobility, strong division between the Yorkists, the premature death of the King and the opposition of the Woodvilles. However there were also the personal ambitions of his brother Richard III, who had a strong powerbase in the North, needed to protect himself from the Woodville’s revenge, arranged the arrest and deaths of nobles in his way of the throne and imprisoned his own nephews. One of the biggest weaknesses in Edward’s reign was his nobility, who were hugely overmighty despite the fact that he had distributed less patronage in his second reign than he did in his first. Gloucester and the Woodvilles benefited in particular from his extensive patronage. In July of 1471 Gloucester was granted all of Warwick’s northern lands and to help him conduct the war against the Scots in 1480-82 he was also made Lieutenant General in the north.
Whilst this played a key role in the Wars of the Roses breaking out, Henry’s ability to isolate important nobles went a long way towards explaining the Lancastrians defeat in 1461. - The role of Warwick The decision of Warwick to switch sides was particularly momentous. He had money, castles and retainers in England, and given his time as Captain of Calais he could command the support of the largest garrison of English soldiers. He effectively led the Yorkist invasion in 1460 and his belated involvement at Towton helped the Yorkists claim
Edward IV had faced many problems when dealing with his nobility. Notably, during his first reign with Warwick always trying to marry his daughter to Edward IV. However, Edward married Elizabeth Woodville. Another issue Edward faced during his first reign was he had usurped Henry VI on the throne. Edward IV's reigns had faced many problems because of Warwick.
Even though the names and roles of the political parties were changed throughout time, they still divided and created turmoil because of the competition between them. This issue was foreseen by the first president George Washington. He even warned about it by writing it in his Farewell Address to America (cite) yet despite of his warning they instead continue with the political parties. Those parties became the Republican Party in the North and the Democratic Party in the South. There were many differences between the two and each difference created more and more tension until they reached the breaking point of war.
There are several reasons and causes for the wars, including growing religious tensions, weak monarchs, foreign intervention, the role of Catherine de Medici and the existence of weak Kings coupled with strong Nobles. These factors provided shaky foundations, which, when confronted with a collapsing economy, led to rebellion and civil war. One of the most important reasons for war in the second half of the century was the existence of weak kings. During the first half of the century, France was led by domineering Monarchs, who kept control with an authoritarian style. In addition, the wars only ended when a strong King returned to the Throne; Henry IV after the ninth war.
As the European powers such as Britain, France and Russia had been competing with each other in might, prominence and colonial expansion. Furthermore, Britain and France had been rivals for an incredibly lengthy period of time and had a bitter relationship with each other. Europe was already unstable, with the hostility between Britain and France and with Austria-Hungary at the brink of war with the Serbs and the Slavs; the appearance of Germany and Italy in 1871 posed a serious threat of shifting the balance of power in Europe. The two alliances that separated Europe into two camps also played a major role in causing tensions between European powers. The alliances were formed following a series of agreements that were made by the majority of European powers that committed them to fight if their ally were to ever be threatened.
Nationalism was a unifying force, but it also led to intense competition between nations. The competition was for materials and markets. Nations of Europe often competed for colonies In Asia and Africa. In the Second Battle of the Marne, American troops joined forces with France to help them fight against the Germans. The dispute led to a sense of mistrust which deepened overtime.
During his reign Phillip II faced problems domestically. Phillip II was sometimes described as an absolute monarch but he faced many constitutional restraints on his power, the rise in power of the bureaucracy during his reign would challenge his power and authority, in response to this Phillip II would put those who he would benefit from politically in power, one of the first he would put to power was Gonzalo Perez who would die and be replaced by Antonio Perez. These would serve a assets at the time, and although they relations with them would eventually go awry, he gained powerful control over the nobles of Castile which would also lead to his crave of wanting grater control over the beauracracy that challenged his power, he seems to handle this issue swiftly and correctly. Domestically he would also face challenges financially, this reduced income to the thrown. Phillip would face many difficulties trying to raise taxes, but Spain would gain large income from the New World, and Philip would try to invest more money into exploration and oversea expedition in an attempt to spend money in order to make money, this would be futile and nonetheless with these attempts Spain would eventually
Being king of Spain and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V had alot of power. But being so powerful is not always a good thing. Having a lot of power means having more responsibilities which equals more problems, and Charles had his share of problems during his reign. He had his political problems with the French, the papacy,and the Turks. He battled trying to over come the Luthereanism momvement, and with his conservative thinking led him to havin social problems.
This caused fighting between the two countries to begin. The English also controlled southern France after Eleanor of Aquitaine married King Henry II in the mid-12th century. Therefore, the French allied the Scots to control a northern stronghold, called the "Auld Alliance". The two countries also fought over control of the English Channel and the North Sea. All of these forces caused the long war to begin (Nelson).