Tudor rose
English dynastic symbol
The Tudor rose is a heraldic emblem combining the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster, symbolizing the union of rival royal houses after the Wars of the Roses.
Henry VII adopted it upon marrying Elizabeth of York in 1486.
The design—a white rose superimposed on a red one—remains a symbol of England: The Tudor rose appears on British coins and royal insignia.
English dynasty, fifteenth century
- YorkHistoric English city
- red and whiteTwo contrasting primary shades
- unificationMerging into one entity
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
compromise · peace · national symbol · iconography · marriage alliance · Henry VII
Hereditary symbolic emblem
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
- chargeCost or accusation
- fieldArea of specialty
- argentHeraldic white metal
tincture · crest · blazon · armorial · royal arms · badge · livery · standard
First Tudor monarch
- Elizabeth IFinal Tudor sovereign
- Edward VIBrief Tudor monarch
- Mary IFirst English queen regnant
- Elizabethan eraLate sixteenth-century England
Henry VIII · Anne Boleyn · Catherine of Aragon · Thomas More · Thomas Cromwell · Jane Seymour · Hampton Court · Tower of London
Given artistic treatment
- wood carvingSculpting with timber
- stoneworkConstruction using rock
- stained glassColored window art
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
embroidery · rosette · gilded · painted · medallion · royal insignia
Lancaster
English dynasty, fifteenth century
- YorkHistoric English city
- red and whiteTwo contrasting primary shades
- unificationMerging into one entity
reconciliation · compromise · peace · national symbol · iconography · marriage alliance · Henry VII
coat of arms
Hereditary symbolic emblem
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
- chargeCost or accusation
- fieldArea of specialty
argent · tincture · crest · blazon · armorial · royal arms · badge · livery · standard · royal standard
Henry VII
First Tudor monarch
- Elizabeth IFinal Tudor sovereign
- Edward VIBrief Tudor monarch
- Mary IFirst English queen regnant
Henry VIII · Elizabethan era · Anne Boleyn · Catherine of Aragon · Thomas More · Thomas Cromwell · Jane Seymour · Hampton Court · Tower of London · Reformation
stylized
Given artistic treatment
- wood carvingSculpting with timber
- stoneworkConstruction using rock
- stained glassColored window art
tapestry · embroidery · rosette · gilded · painted · medallion · royal insignia
- Motifsarabesque, flower, damask, leaf, vine
- National Flowerstulip, thistle, shamrock, cherry blossom, chrysanthemum
- Early Modern EnglandLondon, Shakespeare, Globe Theatre, Queen Elizabeth, Cromwell
- European Symbolsfleur-de-lis, Celtic cross, double-headed eagle, imperial eagle, EU flag
- Henry VIIBosworth, Battle of Bosworth, Lancaster, York, throne
- royal emblemscrown, scepter, orb, royal crest, royal seal