The Tudor Rose is a symbol in England with much historical significance. The rose comes from the Tudor Dynasty and originated with the end of the Wars of the Roses around 1485. The Wars of the Roses was between two houses, York and Lancaster, each symbolized by a rose. Lancaster's symbol was a red rose and York's was a white rose. When Henry Tudor, from the House of Lancaster, took the throne he married Elizabeth York, therefore uniting the two houses and bringing peace to England. A new symbol, the symbol of the Tudors, emerged from this marriage, a rose of both red and white, symbolizing the unity of the two houses and the unity of a nation.
Today, it is still used as the plant badge of England and is seen historically throughout the city. It was also used as a symbol on the twenty pence piece.
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