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War of the Roses
War of the Rosesn. pl. Wars of the Roses A series of intermittent civil wars in the 1400s between the English royal houses of York and Lancaster and their supporters, ending in victory for the Lancastrians in 1485. Often used in the plural.
[From the symbols of the two houses.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | War of the Roses - struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VIIWars of the RosesBosworth Field - the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VIIEngland - a division of the United Kingdom |
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Synonyms for War of the Rosesnoun struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VIISynonymsRelated Words |