What resulted as a result of the event depicted in the painting? (The answer is an actual historical event though the event depicted may be apocryphal. The painting is an artist's imagination of a scene in a work of literature about the historical event.)Answer: This is a depiction of a scene from Shakespeare's Henry VI Part I. In the scene, supporters of the rival factions of Lancaster and York pick roses of different colors (red and white respectively) to signify their allegiance. King Henry selects a red rose and sets into motion a series of events that resulted in the Wars of the roses, a series of civil wars between the two houses for the throne of England. The cricket matches between Lancashire and Yorkshire are also referred to by this nickname. Raghu, Adi, Manix, Srivats and Avi got it. Well done.
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War of the Roses
Cricket : Lancashire v. Yorkshire
War of roses
War of the Roses
War of the Roses.
The pic is a rendering of the first act of Henry VI. Richard, Duke of York quarrels with John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset. The lords select red or white roses to indicate whose claim they believe is correct. King Henry innocently selects a red rose, aligning himself with Somerset and setting in motion the Wars of the Roses between the House of Lancaster, represented by the red rose, and the House of York, represented by the white.
War of the roses - The scene where supporters of the York and Lancaster houses pick white or red roses to signify their alleigances
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