English Explanatory Dictionary

Wars of the Roses

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A civil war that lasted from 1455 to 1487, fought between the English houses of Lancaster and York and allies in France, Burgundy and Scotland.

Word forms

Wars of the Roses the Wars of the Roses War of the Roses

Etymology

After the symbols of the two sides: the Red Rose of Lancaster and the White Rose of York

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