Global Information Lookup Global Information

White Rose of York information


The white rose of York, heraldic badge of the royal House of York, in its basic form, blazoned: A rose argent barbed and seeded proper
The white rose of York painted in a manuscript tempore King Edward IV (1461–1483)

The White Rose of York (Latinised as rosa alba, blazoned as a rose argent) is a white heraldic rose which was adopted in the 14th century as a heraldic badge of the royal House of York. In modern times, it is used more broadly as a symbol of Yorkshire.[1]

  1. ^ "The Edward IV Roll". Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 21 March 2008.

and 20 Related for: White Rose of York information

Request time (Page generated in 1.7746 seconds.)

White Rose of York

Last Update:

The White Rose of York (Latinised as rosa alba, blazoned as a rose argent) is a white heraldic rose which was adopted in the 14th century as a heraldic...

Word Count : 967

White Rose

Last Update:

The White Rose (German: Weiße Rose, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯sə ˈʁoːzə] ) was a non-violent, intellectual resistance group in Nazi Germany which was led by five...

Word Count : 7867

Tudor rose

Last Update:

united the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The Tudor rose consists of five white inner petals, representing the House of York, and five red outer...

Word Count : 1466

Rose

Last Update:

The Tudor rose is a combination of the red rose of Lancaster and the white rose of York Insignia of the Brazilian Order of the Rose Wild roses are host...

Word Count : 3349

York White Roses

Last Update:

The York White Roses was the name of a minor league baseball team based in the city of York, Pennsylvania, US, that existed between 1894 and 1969. The...

Word Count : 1088

Rose symbolism

Last Update:

arrangements. Examples of common meanings of different coloured roses are: true love (red), mystery (blue), innocence or purity (white), death (black), friendship...

Word Count : 3233

Red Rose of Lancaster

Last Update:

Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341–1402), adopted the White rose of York as his heraldic badge. His descendants fought for control of the throne of England during...

Word Count : 1149

White Rose Centre

Last Update:

near the M621 motorway. It takes its name from the White Rose of York, the traditional symbol of Yorkshire. Most shops are situated on the Ground Floor...

Word Count : 954

Blue rose

Last Update:

A blue rose is a flower of the genus Rosa (family Rosaceae) that presents blue-to-violet pigmentation instead of the more common red, white, or yellow...

Word Count : 1720

Elizabeth of York

Last Update:

symbol of the Tudor dynasty is the Tudor rose, which became a royal symbol for England upon Elizabeth's marriage to Henry VII in 1486. Her White Rose of York...

Word Count : 4596

Plucking the Red and White Roses in the Old Temple Gardens

Last Update:

Part 1, of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset being challenged by Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York to choose between the White Rose of York and the...

Word Count : 274

Hybrid tea rose

Last Update:

an informal horticultural classification for a group of garden roses. The first hybrid tea roses were created in France in the mid-1800s, by cross-breeding...

Word Count : 1133

Yorkshire

Last Update:

wars. The two roses of white and red, emblems of the Houses of York and Lancaster respectively, were combined to form the Tudor Rose of England. This...

Word Count : 17558

House of Tudor

Last Update:

heraldic emblem of the Tudor rose, a combination of the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster. Henry VII and Elizabeth of York had several children...

Word Count : 10056

Garden roses

Last Update:

Garden roses are predominantly hybrid roses that are grown as ornamental plants in private or public gardens. They are one of the most popular and widely...

Word Count : 8586

Order of the White Rose of Finland

Last Update:

The Order of the White Rose of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunta; Swedish: Finlands Vita Ros’ orden) is one of three official orders...

Word Count : 1316

Wars of the Roses

Last Update:

fighting for control of the English throne; the White Rose of York and the Red Rose of Lancaster. Embryonic forms of this term were used in 1727 by Bevil Higgons...

Word Count : 21386

Roses rivalry

Last Update:

aftermath of the Wars of the Roses (1455–1487) which was fought between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The roses rivalry is still present to...

Word Count : 456

Royal badges of England

Last Update:

both red roses barbed and seeded proper, and white roses barbed and seeded proper, are found, as also " a red rose surmounted of a white rose with two...

Word Count : 942

Elizabeth Woodville

Last Update:

Chronicles of the White Rose of York. (London: James Bohn, 1845), 15–16. Ralph A. Griffiths, "The Court during the Wars of the Roses". In Princes Patronage...

Word Count : 5008

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net