the House of York
/ðə ˌhaʊs əv ˈjɔːk/
/ðə ˌhaʊs əv ˈjɔːrk/
- the English royal house (= family) to which the kings of England between 1461 and 1485 belonged. They were Edward IV, Edward V and Richard III, and were descended from the first Duke of York, Edmund of Langley (1341-1402). see also Wars of the Roses