Questions › Chapter 3: A long and illustrious history
Which of these statements is correct?
- ALancaster's symbol was a white rose and York's symbol was a red rose.
- BLancaster's symbol was a red rose and York's symbol was a white rose.Right answer
Answer: Lancaster's symbol was a red rose and York's symbol was a white rose.
The war took its name from the families' symbols: a red rose for Lancaster and a white rose for York.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "The Middle Ages". Practice question 88 of 651, written in our own words.