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The opponents of the House of Lancaster were the House of York. The rivalry between Lancaster and York, in the form of the counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire, has continued into the present day on a more friendly basis.

The House of Tudor descends from the Lancasters by way of Margaret Beaufort, granddaughter of John of Gaunt, who married Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond, and was the mother of Henry VII of England.

Kings of the House of Lancaster:

• Henry IV of EnglandKing of England, Lord of Ireland. Henry IV ( April 3, 1367 March 20, 1413) was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence the other name by which he was known, Henry Bolingbroke . His father, John of Gaunt was the third surviving son of King Edward, r. 1399Events September 30: Henry IV becomes King of England. October 13: Coronation of Henry IV of England, with a Royal address in English for the first time since the Norman Conquest. Births Deaths 1399.- 1413Events March 20 Henry V becomes King of England Project of Annals of Joseon Dynasty began. The University of St Andrews is founded. Year in topics 1413 in art Births Deaths March 20 King Henry_IV_of_England Leader of the Lollards, Sir John Oldcastle.
• Henry V of EnglandHenry V ( August 9 or September 16, 1387 August 31, 1422), King of England, son of Henry IV of England by Mary de Bohun, was born at Monmouth, Wales, in September 1387. On his father's exile in 1398, Richard II took the boy into his own charge, and treate, r. 1413Events March 20 Henry V becomes King of England Project of Annals of Joseon Dynasty began. The University of St Andrews is founded. Year in topics 1413 in art Births Deaths March 20 King Henry_IV_of_England Leader of the Lollards, Sir John Oldcastle.- 1422Events August 31 Henry VI becomes King of England. October 21 with the death of King Charles VI of France, Henry VI of England is proclaimed King of France in Paris, while the former Dauphin, Charles, is proclaimed King Charles VII of France in Bourges Th
• Henry VI of EnglandThis article is about the English king. For Shakespeare's plays about his life, see Henry VI, part 1, Henry VI, part 2, and Henry VI, part 3. Henry VI ( December 6, 1421 May 21/ 22 May, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent unt, r. 1422Events August 31 Henry VI becomes King of England. October 21 with the death of King Charles VI of France, Henry VI of England is proclaimed King of France in Paris, while the former Dauphin, Charles, is proclaimed King Charles VII of France in Bourges Th- 1461Events February 2 Battle of Mortimer's Cross Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales. February 17 Second Battle of St Albans The Earl of Warwick's army is defeated by a Lancastrian force and 1470- 1471