________ broke out between the House of Lancaster and the House of York in the 15th century in England.
A、The Hundred Years’ War
B、The Wars of the Ross
C、The Peasant Uprising
D、The Civil Wars
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：Although the Plantagenet kings of the 14th and 15th centuries were fairly successful in some ways (e.g. in their relations with Scotland, and their tight control of Wales), foreign wars and domestic unrest prompted a revival of baronial activity, reminiscent of the 13th century troubles. This time the instability was caused by the two branches of the Plantagenet family, the House of Lancaster and the House of York between 1455 and 1485. The name Wars of the Roses was, in fact, coined by the great 19th century novelist Sir Walter Scott, but it has become the accepted way of referring to these battles between the great House of Lancaster, symbolized by the red rose, and that of York, symbolized by the white.参见教材P109。
