Wars of the Roses


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  1. red rose white rose 1455-1485 struggle for the English throne between the house of York and the house of Lancaster ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII
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  • Wars of the Roses, the
    1. the period of CIVIL WAR in England (1455-85), between two parts of the English royal family, which each wanted its own leader to be king. One family was called Lancaster, and was represented by a red rose, and the other was called York, and was represented by a white rose. The Wars of the Roses ended at the battle of BOSWORTH FIELD .
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