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Why was it called the war of the roses?
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The Wars of the Roses were fought between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne. The wars were named many years afterward from the supposed badges of the contending parties: the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster.
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One house had a white rose as part of it's family crest and the the other a red rose.
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