The "Lancastrian" red rose was an emblem that barely existed before Henry VII. The white rose versus red rose juxtaposition was mostly Henry's invention, created to exploit his appeal as a 'peacemaker king'. (In battle, Richard III fought under the banner of the boar, and Harry under the banner of the dragon of his native Wales). Henry's father was Edmund Tudor, and his mother was Margaret Beaufort from the House of Lancaster in January 1486 he married Elizabeth of York to bring the two factions together.
Kings of the House of Lancaster had sometimes used a red or gold rose as a badge and the House of York had used a white rose as a badge. He thus brought to an end the retrospectively dubbed " Wars of the Roses". In the Battle of Bosworth Field (1485), Henry VII, of the House of Lancaster, took the crown of England from Richard III, of the House of York.
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