Sign for the Rose and Crown
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Sign for the Rose and Crown
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 8 Oct 2010
With the marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York ended the battling between the houses of York and Lancaster, the Tudor Rose, half red and half white, surmounted by a crown became the royal badge. This Rose and Crown let to its popularity as a pub sign. Today it is seen in all sorts of pictorials, not necessarily true to the Tudor Rose.
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Image Location
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54.253689
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-0.994305