Being the county symbol of Yorkshire our popular White Rose range of jewellery is advertised in various Yorkshire magazines and websites. The also popular Tudor Rose or English Rose is also available.

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The White Rose of York and the Red Rose of Lancaster were the emblems of the Royal houses of York and Lancaster. The White Rose was first adopted by Edmund of Langley, the first Duke of York in the 14th century. It represents the Virgin Mary, who was often called the "Mystical Rose of Heaven" (white being the symbol of purity). The armoral bearings and standards depicting these symbols were used by the opposing sides during the civil wars of the 15th century later known as the Wars of the Roses 1450 - 1485. It was after the battle of Towton that Edward IV became the first Yorkist King. Having two sons Edward and Richard and the eldest daughter who was Elizabeth. Upon Edward IV early death the eldest son being only 13 years old became King Edward V, but before his Coronation he and his brother were murdered in the Tower of London. Richard Duke of Gloucester brother of Edward IV then took the throne becoming Richard III. Richard spent some of his early life in the North at Raby Castle and in the county of Yorkshire at Middleham Castle. During these times the White Rose emblem was adopted for use as the county symbol of Yorkshire and thus the Red Rose associated to Lancashire. After the defeat of Richard III at the battle of Bosworth by Henry Tudor the Lancastrian heir to the throne he was crowned Henry VII and married Elizabeth of York the daughter of Edward IV and sister to the young princes who were murdered in the Tower. Thus ended the Wars of The Roses. The symbol of the new era was the Tudor Rose linking the White Rose of York with the Red Rose of Lancaster.