They were the flowers (on the coat of arms) of the English House of Lancaster and the House of York. The two dynasties fought over which should hold the English throne in "The Wars of the Roses" fought in medieval England from 1455 to 1485.
Lancaster - red rose York - white rose
Lancaster was red, the House of York was white
The white rose. The red rose was the emblem of the House of Lancaster.
The red rose of Lancaster and the White Rose of York. Red on the outside, white in the middle.
the Lancaster family has a symbol of the red rose and the york family had a symbol of a white rose and Henry vii married Elizabeth of york so the red and white rose came together to make the Tudor rose
Lancaster - red rose York - white rose
Lancaster was red, the House of York was white
The red rose of Lancaster and the White Rose of York
The white rose. The red rose was the emblem of the House of Lancaster.
The red rose of Lancaster and the White Rose of York. Red on the outside, white in the middle.
the Lancaster family has a symbol of the red rose and the york family had a symbol of a white rose and Henry vii married Elizabeth of york so the red and white rose came together to make the Tudor rose
There were two roses involved in this war. There was the red rose for the House of Lancaster, and the white rose for the House of York.
The Red Rose represents the house of Lancaster in the Wars of the Roses. The wars were between the houses of York and Lancaster and they are called the Wars of the Roses because a Yorkist symbol was the white rose and the Lancastrian symbol was the red rose.
After the Wars of the Roses the two emblems - the white rose of the House of York and the red rose of the House of Lancaster - were merged to form the Tudor rose. The rose combines both red and white petals.
They were a series of civil wars in England between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The 'red' and the 'white' rose
The roses were red and white after the Yorkist symbol of the red rose and the Lancastrian symbol of the white rose. The wars were between the Yorkists and Lancastrians. Correction: The house of York was symbolized by a white rose and Lancaster by a red, not the other way around.
The Tudor Rose badge is a red rose with a white rose inside it. Red for the House of Lancaster, and white for the House of York.