Wars of the Roses

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专有名词
  1. A civil war that lasted from 1455 to 1487, fought between the English houses of Lancaster and York and allies in France, Burgundy and Scotland. historical,plural,plural-only
    — But his grandson Francis, a Yorkist friend of Richard III, backed the wrong side in the Wars of the Roses and was declared a traitor by Henry VII, who confiscated his estates.

词形变化

the Wars of the Roses canonical,plural War of the Roses alternative

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After the symbols of the two sides: the Red Rose of Lancaster and the White Rose of York
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