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The Tudor Rose was adopted as a badge by Henry VII of England, 1485-1509, to show the union of the houses of York and Lancaster at the end of the Wars of the Roses, following the defeat and death of Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field.
The badge is an heraldic combination of the red rose of Lancaster and the white rose of York.
A separate topic on the badge is yet to be completed
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This painting of Henry VII, dated 1505 and attributed attributed to Michel Sittow, shows the king holding the Tudor rose |
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The badge of Catherine of Aragon was a pomegranate, which on occasion was dimidiated with the Tudor rose. The drawing is from the Westminster Tournament Roll of 1511. The colouring is mine. |
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The badge of Katheryn Howard |
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In the the Pelican Portrait of Elizabeth I, c1575, attributed to Nicholas Hilliard, the Tudor rose and the fleur-de-lys in the top corners of the painting represent her dynastic claims to both England and France. |
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A pub sign showing
The Rose Inn, at Ventnor in the Isle of
Wight. The card is from one of a series published by the Whitbread
Brewery, starting in the 1950s. In this example the tinctures of the rose are reversed. The second sign shows the Rose & Crown at Nether Stowton in Somerset |
There are many pub signs of the Rose & Crown, although they do not always depict the Tudor Rose.
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| Ulverton, Cumbria | Beverley, East Yorkshire | Skipton, Yorkshire | Sleaford, Lincolnshire |
The Lancaster Rose has long been associated with the County of Hampshire, although the reason for its adoption is not certain.
One theory is that the rose was granted by King Henry V after the
battle of Agincourt, while another traces the rose to Edmund, Earl of Lancaster,
brother of King Edward I, who held many estates in Hampshire; when the Duchy of
Lancaster was joined to the crown in 1399 the crown was added to the rose.
There used to be a handsome sign of The Hampshire Rose in Waterlooville, near Portsmouth, but it appears to be no longer in use.
The cap badge and drum banner of the Hampshire Regiment.
There are many example of the Hampshire Rose displayed as the Tudor rose, and Hampshire County Cricket Club have selected the Yorkshire rose for their badge.
