White Rose of York actual symbolism behind the rose has religious connotations as it represents the Virgin Mary, who is often called the "Mystical Rose of Heaven". 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, but was not in use during the actual conflict. The opposition
To the Rose upon the Rood of Time To the Rose upon the Rood of Time "To the Rose upon the Rood of Time" is poem by W. B. Yeats that was published in "The Rose" in 1893. The poem is one of many early Yeatsian lyrical poems which utilize the symbol of the rose. The poem has twenty four lines, written in fairly regular iambic pentameter. The rhyme scheme is "aabbccddeeff gghhiijjkkaa," and the use of the rhyming couplets give the poem its euphonic feel.Poetry Archive Red Rose, proud Rose, sad Rose of all my days! The symbol of the rose in “To the Rose upon the