war of the roses

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war of the roses - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  War of the Roses
      n 1: 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 [syn: War of the Roses, Wars of the Roses]