Tudor Rose

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What a pretty rose. Throughout the Elizabethan research I've seen it come up at least a million times. Of course I knew why. It's one of the very few parts of primary school I remember. So I'll give you a brief history lesson.

Once upon a time...

'The War of Roses
The Wars of the Roses were a series of civil wars fought in medieval England from 1455 to 1487. For thirty - two years, a bitter struggle for the English throne was waged between two branches on the same family, the House of York and the House of Lancaster, both descended from Edward lll.
The War of the Roses began in 1455, when many barons resented the way that the Lancaster family had seized the throne in 1399 and felt that Henry V, IV or VI were not the rightful kings. (Henry IV, the first Lancastrian King, came to the English throne by force. He made his cousin Richard ll, abdicate, and then seized the crown himself.) According to the barons, the York family, cousins of the Lancasters, were truly entitled to reign.
The Battle of Stoke is considered by most people as the final conflict in the Wars of the Roses.
Each house was represented by a rose.

The Struggle for power was know as the War of the Roses because the Lancaster emblem was a red rose and the York emblem a white rose.
The Battle of Bosworth 1485

The battle of Bosworth is one of the most important battles in English history. It led to the War of the Roses, and planted the Tudor house on the throne of England.
What happened the battle of Bosworth?
Henry Tudor, (Henry VII), earl of Richmond and a Lancastrian, defeated King Richard III, a Yorkist, at the battle of Bosworth Field on 22 August 1485.

Battle of Bosworth saw the death of Richard III
Richard III was the last English monarch to have been killed in battle.

Henry Tudor landed at Milford Haven on 7 August in an attempt to claim the throne of England. He gathered supporters on his journey through Wales, and by the time he arrived in the Midlands, he had amassed an army of an estimated 5,000 men. Richard III, on the other hand, had an army of nearly 8,000.

After the battle, Henry Tudor was crowned as King Henry VII, marking the beginning of the 118-year reign of the Tudor dynasty in England.
Henry Vll (representing the Lancaster family) married Elizabeth of York (representing the York family). This marriage united the two families. Henry created the Tudor rose, containing both the White Rose of York and the Red Rose of Lancaster. It symbolized the end of a struggle between York and Lancaster.' (Burrow 2013)


Why have I droned on endlessly about something that doesn't even mention Elizabeth and happened before her time? It's simple. The Tudor Rose is her family's claim to the throne. It's what gave the Tudors their power. It's used effectively as their trademark.

Within the stonework on the architecture of London, you can see the roses. They are everywhere. On the railings, on ceilings, in stained glass windows, even on our currency.

'The Tudor Rose EmblemThe Tudor Rose emblem was used a badge, a distinctive device which is displayed as a mark of recognition by an individual or family and worn as a symbol of loyalty and allegiance. The emblem became part of the British heraldic tradition. The Tudor Rose Badge is still evident on the uniforms of the Yeomen Warders at the Tower of London.
The Tudor Rose of England
The Tudor Rose emblem can be found on many old buildings in England. Hampton Court Palace built by Thomas Wolsey and 'acquired' by King Henry VIII has many examples of the Tudor Rose. The most notable examples can be seen on Anne Boleyn's Gate. The ceilings of many old English houses are also adorned by the emblem. Wherever it was feasible, a Tudor rose would be carved. A Tudor Rose was found carved on to a gun on the Mary Rose ship. The tradition and emblem is still used in modern day England. Even the current 20p coin displays a Tudor Rose.' 

  • (Anon., n.d.)



    • If you look closely at her dress, the jewels are sat in the middle of a flower which looks remarkably looks the Tudor Rose.


    In this portrait the rose is not in the fabric, instead it is in the crown/headpiece that she is wearing. It was used a constant reminder of her power and the peace that Tudors supposedly brought over England.
    I want to include some kind of reference to this in my final design, it might have to be subtle though but I'll work on it. Here are some references to the Tudor Rose within portraits of Elizabeth I


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