| NOUN | act | War of the Roses, Wars of the Roses | struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII |
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| Meaning | struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII. | |
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| Synonym | Wars of the Roses | |
| Instance of | war, warfare | The waging of armed conflict against an enemy / enemy |
| Parts | Bosworth Field | The battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485) |
| Region | England | A division of the United Kingdom |
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