(Image Courtsey: Wikipedia)
This is the Tudor Rose, the traditional floral emblem of England. It features a white rose over a red rose, symbolizing the end of the War of the Roses between the Houses of York and Lancaster.
The White Rose was the emblem of the House of York and the Red Rose that of Lancaster. Henry Tudor of Lancaster defeated Richard III of York in 1485 to bring an end to the War of the Roses and establish the Tudor reign for the next 117 years.
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