Show rose has long lonn 0 figured fi 0 ared in history of En glands empire the rose in all probability has figured more prominently in the history of england than in that of any other country cou coubry nry the vaa of roses which lasted from 1455 to 1485 was between the house of york and lancaster A red rose was the badge of edmund earl of lancaster brother of king edward I 1 the white while rose was the badge of the black prince according to tradition somerset plucked a red rose in the temple garden saying let all the friends of lancaster follow in my example likewise warwick the friend ot york plucked a white rose saying let all the friends of york wear a white rose for their badge rib bons and rosettes of red and white were worn by the partisans of lan caster and york after this act another conflict in which the rose was worn was the seven years war during the battle of minden in 1759 several british regiments gathered and wore roses which nourished flourished on the countryside it is related in garden digest it is a custom for re british regiments to celebrate the battle in which their predecessors fought by wearing yellow roses and be decking their drums and colors the lancashire fusiliers Fusi liers make even more of a ceremony of it by giving a silent toast to those who fell most peculiar of all is the ritual which follows the toast the most recently joined subalterns subal terns must stand upon their chairs a and n d eat a rose |