The White Rose of York is a white heraldic rose which was adopted in the 14th century as a heraldic badge of the royal House of York. In modern times, it is used more broadly as a symbol of Yorkshire.
The white rose of York painted in a manuscript tempore King Edward IV (1461–1483)
A 2016 "York Revolution War of the Roses" hat
The rose is a common device in heraldry. It is often used both as a charge on a coat of arms and by itself as an heraldic badge. The heraldic rose has a stylized form consisting of five symmetrical lobes, five barbs, and a circular seed. The rose is one of the most common plant symbols in heraldry, together with the lily, which also has a stylistic representation in the fleur-de-lis.
Heraldic rose as keystone on the vault of a sacristy in Landshut
Canting arms of the House of Rosenberg as they appear on the gate of Vyšší Brod Monastery