HyperDic: wars_of_the_roses

English > 1 sense of the expression Wars of the Roses:
NOUNactWars of the Roses, War of the Rosesstruggle 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
English > Wars of the Roses: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningstruggle 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.
SynonymWar of the Roses
Instance ofwar, warfareThe waging of armed conflict against an enemy / enemy
PartsBosworth FieldThe battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485)
RegionEnglandA division of the United Kingdom

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