Definition of Wars of the Roses

1. Noun. Struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII.

Exact synonyms: War Of The Roses
Generic synonyms: War, Warfare
Terms within: Bosworth Field
Geographical relationships: England

Lexicographical Neighbors of Wars Of The Roses

warships
warsle
warsled
warsler
warslers
warsles
warsling
warst
warstle
warstled
warstler
warstlers
warstles
warstling
Warszawa
Wars of the Roses (current term)
wart
wart
warted
warted
Wartenberg
Wartenberg's symptom
Warthin
Warthin's tumour
Warthin-Finkeldey cells
Warthin-Starry silver stain
warthog
warthogs
wartier
wartiest

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