Red Rose of Lancaster

E33736

The Red Rose of Lancaster is a historic heraldic emblem associated with the House of Lancaster and the English county of Lancashire, famously linked to the Wars of the Roses.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
red rose of Lancaster 0 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf badge
heraldic emblem
symbol
associatedDynasty House of Plantagenet
surface form: Plantagenet
associatedMonarch King Henry IV of England
surface form: Henry IV of England

Henry V of England
King Henry VI of England
surface form: Henry VI of England
associatedWith Lancashire
surface form: County of Lancashire

House of Lancaster
Wars of the Roses
category English heraldic badges
National and regional symbols of England
color red
conflictContext Wars of the Roses
contrastedWith white rose of York
surface form: White Rose of York
country England
culturalSignificance symbol of regional identity for Lancashire
depicts rose
featuredIn English heraldry
civic heraldry of Lancashire
flags and logos of Lancashire institutions
hasModernUse sports team insignia in Lancashire
tourism promotion for Lancashire
heraldicCharge rose
heraldicTincture gules
heritageStatus historic emblem
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
influenced Tudor rose
opposedBySymbol white rose of York
surface form: White Rose of York
opposedTo Yorkist faction
partOf English heraldic tradition
region North West England
relatedSymbol Tudor rose
represents Lancastrian branch of the House of Plantagenet
symbolizes House of Lancaster
Lancashire
Lancastrian cause
usedAs county emblem of Lancashire
usedBy House of Lancaster
Lancashire County Council
Lancashire Cricket Club
Lancastrian supporters in Wars of the Roses
usedIn modern branding of Lancashire
political symbolism in medieval England
usedOn coats of arms in Lancashire
seals and badges of Lancastrian nobles

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lancaster University associatedSymbol Red Rose of Lancaster
Tudor rose component Red Rose of Lancaster
this entity surface form: red rose of Lancaster
Lancashire hasTraditionalSymbol Red Rose of Lancaster
The Red Rose inspiredBy Red Rose of Lancaster
this entity surface form: red rose of Lancaster