the simplest answer is that the familys of the houses of York and Lancaster
were cousins and their common ancester was the Plantagenet King, Edward the III, and John of Gaunt the Duke of Lancaster
The War of the Roses. Or sometimes the Wars of the Roses.
The Wars of the Roses. Red for the House of Lancaster and White for the House of York
From a 1923 edition of “The Book of Knowledge, The Children’s Encyclopedia”, Volume III: ”The Wars That Began in a Rose Garden“ The Wars of the Roses were one long struggle between the princely Houses of York and Lancaster, both struggling for the crown of England. One day, in the Temple Gardens, in London, the heads of the rival Houses met. The Duke of York plucked a white rose, calling upon his followers to do the same. The Duke of Lancaster, boldly fronting him, plucked a red rose; and so the Wars of the Roses got their name.”
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.
There wasn't one - Bosworth was the last battle of the Wars of the Roses, in 1485.this answer (sort of) is by different person - i think they meant what war, not in the wars of the roses, was after the battle of Bosworth...
The War of the Roses. Or sometimes the Wars of the Roses.
The Wars of the Roses. Red for the House of Lancaster and White for the House of York
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
An armed conflict between the House of York and the House of Lancaster for possession of the English throne
Lancaster and York
There were no nations fighting in the Wars of the Roses, merely two different "families", the house of Lancaster and the house of York, both of which were descended from the sons of Edward III, so technically they were all of the same family, the Wars of the Roses is often called "The Cousin's War" by some historians. The House Of Lancaster (Red Rose) & The House Of York (White Rose).
From a 1923 edition of “The Book of Knowledge, The Children’s Encyclopedia”, Volume III: ”The Wars That Began in a Rose Garden“ The Wars of the Roses were one long struggle between the princely Houses of York and Lancaster, both struggling for the crown of England. One day, in the Temple Gardens, in London, the heads of the rival Houses met. The Duke of York plucked a white rose, calling upon his followers to do the same. The Duke of Lancaster, boldly fronting him, plucked a red rose; and so the Wars of the Roses got their name.”
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.
There wasn't one - Bosworth was the last battle of the Wars of the Roses, in 1485.this answer (sort of) is by different person - i think they meant what war, not in the wars of the roses, was after the battle of Bosworth...
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.
They were called the Wars of the Roses because it was fought between the houses of York and Lancaster. One of the symbols of the house of York was the white rose and one of the symbols of the house of Lancaster was the red rose.
The rose named after the Wars of the Roses is called the "York and Lancaster rose." This emblem combines the white rose of the House of York and the red rose of the House of Lancaster, symbolizing the end of the conflict and the unification of the two houses under the Tudor dynasty. It is often depicted as a rose with both colors, representing peace and reconciliation.