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Tudor rose
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The Tudor rose also known as an English Rose[citation needed]. It is a traditional heraldric emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the Tudor dynasty.
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The use of roses evolved from a Greek myth[citation needed].
Aphrodite presented a rose to her son Eros, God of love. The Rose became a symbol of love and desire. Eros gave the rose to Harpocrates, the God of silence, to induce him not to gossip about his Mother's indiscretions. Thus the rose became the emblem of silence and secrecy. In the middle ages a rose was suspended from the ceiling of a council chamber, pledging all present to secrecy, or sub Rosa, "under the Rose".[citation needed]
When Henry Tudor took the crown of England from Richard III in battle, he brought about the end of the Wars of the Roses between the House of Lancaster (Red Rose) and the House of York (White Rose). His mother was Margaret Beaufort from the House of Lancaster, His father was Edmund Tudor from the House of Richmond; he married Elizabeth of York to bring all factions together.
In so doing he created the Tudor rose, conjoining the White Rose of York and the Red Rose of Lancaster. In heraldry, the rose is depicted as white on red if placed on a field of a metal (gold or silver), or red on white if placed on a field of a colour, due to the rule of tincture.
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The Tudor Rose has several uses. It features on the British Twenty Pence coin and the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom. It also features, albeit subtly, on the Coat of arms of Canada.
During his reign, Henry VIII had the "Round Table" at Winchester Castle — then believed to be genuine — repainted. The new paint scheme included a Tudor Rose in the center.
In art, the Tudor rose has appeared in portraits as a heraldic device, as in Nicholas Hilliard's "Pelican Portrait" of Elizabeth I.