House of York basis. Edward Plantagenet became Edward IV in 1461, thus merging the title of Duke of York with the crown. The most popular symbol of the house of York was the White Rose of York. The Yorkist rose is white in colour, because in Christian liturgical symbolism, white is the symbol of light, typifying innocence and purity, joy and glory. During the civil wars of the fifteenth century, the White Rose was the symbol of Yorkist forces opposed to the rival House of Lancaster. The red rose of Lancaster would be a later invention used to represent the House of Lancaster,
Rose of the Alley Rose of the Alley Rose of the Alley is a 1916 silent crime drama film directed by Charles Horan. This film is extant at George Eastman House, Rochester New York. Like many American films of the time, "Rose of the Alley" was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors ordered cut scenes from Reel 1 of a shooting, from Reel 2 the signaling from man on roof to man on street, shooting from the roof, and a vision of a gun fight in a saloon, and from Reel 5 fourteen gun fight