The meaning of the Tudor Rose: the white rose
symbolised the House of York and the red rose the
House of Lancaster.
When the Lancastrians eventually won the infamous War
of the Roses and Henry VII became King of England,
the two Houses were united by Henry marrying the daughter of Edward
IV of the House of York.
This union of houses was symbolised by combining the white
rose of York with the red rose of Lancaster and became
the symbol of The Tudors, the last two monarchs of which
were King Henry the Eighth (Henry VIII) and his daughter,
Queen Elizabeth the First (Elizabeth I).
The modern day application for the Tudor Rose includes
it still being used by the current British royal family,
as well as being used by companies who deal with the handling
of secret intelligence (hence the term "sub rosa"
or "under the rose").
We have made this iconic symbol of the Tudor Rose
available here on a wide rangeof t-shirts, greeting
cards, posters, prints, mugs and gifts.
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