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The White Rose of York ('' Rosa Alba '') is the symbol of the House Of York and latterly of Yorkshire . The origins of the emblem are somewhat obscure, but it is said to have first been adopted by Edmund Of Langley , the first Duke Of York , in the 14th Century . It represents the Virgin Mary , who was often called the "Mystical Rose of Heaven" (white being a symbol of purity). During the civil wars of the . The conflict was ended by King Henry VII Of England , who symbolically united the White and Red Roses to create the Tudor Rose , symbol of the Tudor Dynasty . |
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