Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Where was the wars fought and why is it called the Wars of the Roses?

The wars were fought in England. The wars were called the Wars of the Roses because both the Lancastrians and the Yorkist choose different colored roses. They were from different branches of the royal family. The York were the ones that were represented with the white rose. The Lancastrians were the ones that were represented by the red rose. Which roses would you want to have. People knew which one were which because of the badges they wore they were ether white or red roses. But the Lancastrians didn’t adopt the red rose until a well after the war. 

1 comment:

  1. I didn't know that is why it was called the war of roses. Thats very unique that there badges were tied with either white or red roses.

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