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Tudor Rose
The Tudor rose (sometimes called the Union rose) is the traditional floral heraldic badge, heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the House of Tudor, which united the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The Tudor rose consists of five white inner petals, representing the House of York, and five red outer petals to represent the House of Lancaster. Origins In the Battle of Bosworth Field (1485), Henry VII of England, Henry VII, of the House of Lancaster, took the crown of England from Richard III of England, Richard III, of the House of York. He thus brought to an end the retrospectively dubbed "Wars of the Roses". Kings of the House of Lancaster had sometimes used a red or gold rose as a badge; and the House of York had used a white rose as a badge. Henry's father was Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, Edmund Tudor, and his mother was Lady Margaret Beaufort, Margaret Beaufort from the House of Lancaster; in January 1486 he married Elizabeth of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tudor Rose
The Tudor rose (sometimes called the Union rose) is the traditional floral heraldic badge, heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the House of Tudor, which united the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The Tudor rose consists of five white inner petals, representing the House of York, and five red outer petals to represent the House of Lancaster. Origins In the Battle of Bosworth Field (1485), Henry VII of England, Henry VII, of the House of Lancaster, took the crown of England from Richard III of England, Richard III, of the House of York. He thus brought to an end the retrospectively dubbed "Wars of the Roses". Kings of the House of Lancaster had sometimes used a red or gold rose as a badge; and the House of York had used a white rose as a badge. Henry's father was Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, Edmund Tudor, and his mother was Lady Margaret Beaufort, Margaret Beaufort from the House of Lancaster; in January 1486 he married Elizabeth of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
