war of the roses

Noun

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 VII

Wars of the Roses

war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"

Bosworth Field - the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII

England - a division of the United Kingdom

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