When Henry Tudor took the crown of England from Richard III in battle, he brought about the end of the Wars of the Roses between the House of Lancaster (Red Rose) and the House of York (White Rose). His mother was Margaret Beaufort from the House of Lancaster, His father was Edmund Tudor from the House of Richmond; he married Elizabeth of York to bring all factions together. Henry VII (January 28, 1457 – April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509), was the founder of the Tudor dynasty. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was the King of England from 1483 until his death and the last king from the House of York. ... The Wars of the Roses (1455–1485) is the name generally given to the intermittent civil war fought over the throne of England between adherents of the House of Lancaster and the House of York. ... The House of Lancaster is a dynasty of English kings. ... The House of York was a dynasty of English kings. ... Margaret Beaufort, Queen Mother, at prayer, by an anonymous artist, about 1500 Margaret Beaufort (May 31, 1443 – June 29, 1509) was the daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, granddaughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt and his mistress Katherine Swynford... Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (~1430-November 1, 1456) was the father of King Henry VII of England. ... The title of Earl of Richmond was created many times in the Peerage of England. ... Elizabeth of York (February 11, 1466–February 11, 1503) was the Queen Consort of King Henry VII of England, who she married in 1486, and the mother of King Henry VIII. She was born at Westminster, the eldest child of King Edward IV and his own Queen Consort Elizabeth Woodville...

In so doing he created the Tudor rose, conjoining the White Rose of York and the Red Rose of Lancaster. In heraldry, the rose is depicted as white on red if placed on a field of a colour, or red on white if placed on a field of a metal (gold or silver), due to the law of tincture. The White Rose of York (Rosa alba) is the symbol of the House of York and latterly of Yorkshire. ... The Red Rose of Lancaster is as a small shrub producing richly fragrant, semi-double, rosy crimson flowers with prominent yellow anthers. ... Heraldry is the science and art of describing coats-of-arms, also referred to as armorial bearings or simply as arms. Its origins lie in the need to distinguish participants in battles or jousts and to describe the various devices they carried or painted on their shields. ... Tinctures are the colours used to blazon coats of arms in heraldry. ...

The use of roses evolved from a Greek myth: Aphrodite presented a rose to her son Eros, God of love. The Rose became a symbol of love and desire. Eros gave the rose to Harpocrates, the God of silence, to induce him not to gossip about his Mother's indiscretions. Thus the rose became the emblem of silence and secrecy. In the middle ages a rose was suspended from the ceiling of a council chamber, pledging all present to secrecy, or sub Rosa, "under the Rose". Henry Tudor and Elizabeth had many children, Henry VIII being the most famous, or infamous. Greek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love and beauty. ... Species About 100, see text A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa and the flower of this shrub. ... Eros can refer to: Eros, a god in Greek mythology The Greek word Eros, which means sexual love 433 Eros, an asteroid EROS, the Extremely Reliable Operating System Pjur Eros, a premium latex-safe personal lubricant Eros, the life instinct postulated by Freudian psychology, standing in opposition to Thanatos The... The young Horus (Egyptian Har), the Hellenistic god known to Greeks as Harpocrates (in Egyptian Har-pa-khered or Heru-pa-khered meaning Har, the Child), was received by Isis from Osiris in the underworld. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ...