House Of York (Noun)
Meaning
The English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The House of York was a powerful royal house in medieval England that played a significant role in the Wars of the Roses.
- The emblem of the House of York, a white rose, became a symbol of the rival claim to the throne against the Lancastrian red rose.
- The House of York was founded by Richard, Duke of York, who claimed the throne of England in 1460.
- Edward IV, a member of the House of York, seized the throne in 1461 and ruled England for over a decade.
- The House of York was eventually defeated by the Lancastrians, led by Henry Tudor, who became Henry VII and founded the Tudor dynasty.