War of the Roses

wa·roft·he·roses

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noun

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

Synonyms

War of the Roses
Wars of the Roses

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Bosworth Field

Grammar

noun
singular	war of the roses
plural	war of the roseses

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