The Tudor Rose

The  wars The wars ofthe roses was between two different Houses, Lancaster and York.   The House of York used a white rose and the House of Lancaster used a red rose.King Richard  III and Henry Tudor ( Henry VII) fought at the Battle of Bosworth. The winner was Henry Tudor. He defeated Richard III onthe 22nd of August 1485. Richard III was the last English king to diein battle.  Richard III had 8,000 men in his army. Henry Tudor only had3,000 men. After the battle Henry Tudor was crowned King Henry VII. This wasthe start of the Tudor 118 years reign.Henry married Elizabeth of York. The two families became friends again andHenry made the Tudor Rose which is red and white.  We still use ared rose as the symbol of England.