Wars of the Roses

== English == === Alternative forms === War of the Roses === Etymology === After the symbols of the two sides: the Red Rose of Lancaster and the White Rose of York === Proper noun === the Wars of the Roses pl (plural only) (historical) 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. ==== Translations ====