2. The red
rose is the
symbol of
England.
It is
connected
with the
history of
the
country.
3. HISTORY
The wars of the Roses were the wars within the
country. They took place in the 15 century and were
the wars between the representatives of two
contending Houses struggling for the English throne
- the Lancastrians and Yorkists.
4. The red rose was the emblem
of the Lancastrians, the white
rose was that of the Yorkists.
The rivalry between the Roses
ended by the marriage of
Henry VII, the Lancastrian,
with Princess Elizabeth , the
daughter of Edward IV, the
Yorkist.
Since those times the red rose
has become the national
emblem of England.