Red Rose of Lancaster

His descendants fought for control of the throne of England during several decades of civil warfare, which became known as the Wars of the Roses, after the heraldry of the House of York Adopted after the civil wars of the fifteenth century had ended, the red rose was the symbol of the English Monarchy.

The rose grew wild throughout Central Asia and was discovered by the ancient Persians and Egyptians.

Other members of his family used variants of the royal badge, with the king's brother, the Earl of Lancaster,[who?]

This floral union neatly symbolised the restoration of peace and harmony and his marriage in January 1486 to Elizabeth of York.

It was a brilliant piece of simple heraldic propaganda.”[3] The Tudor Rose is used as the plant badge of England (Scotland uses the thistle, Ireland uses the shamrock, and Wales uses the leek).

Since 1974 a number of metropolitan boroughs in Greater Manchester and Merseyside have included red roses in their armorial bearings to show their formation from parts of Lancashire.

Edge Hill University in Ormskirk uses the Red Rose on a yellow background on its crest along with a Liver bird which signifies its current location (Lancashire) and origins in Liverpool.

[8] From the nineteenth century the red rose was part of the badge of a number of units of the British Army recruiting in the county.