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title: Plucking the Red & White Roses
author: Live Auctioneers
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11848/plucking-the-red--white-roses/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Plucking the Red & White Roses

_Authored by Live Auctioneers_

## Image File

[![Plucking the Red & White Roses](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11848.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11848.jpg)

## Image Caption

"Plucking the Red & White Roses in the Old [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) Gardens" by Henry Payne (1868 - 1940 CE). The painting depicts Richard of York challenging Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset to choose between the White Rose of House York and the Red Rose of House Lancaster, in the build up to the [Wars of the Roses](https://www.worldhistory.org/Wars_of_the_Roses/). The fictional scene was portrayed in Shakespeare's *Henry VI* (c. 1591 CE) [Fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/). Made 1908 CE. The original painting is in [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of Westminster, while a later version is in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Auctioneers, L. (2020, February 07). Plucking the Red & White Roses. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11848/plucking-the-red--white-roses/>
### Chicago
Auctioneers, Live. "Plucking the Red & White Roses." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 07, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11848/plucking-the-red--white-roses/>.
### MLA
Auctioneers, Live. "Plucking the Red & White Roses." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Feb 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11848/plucking-the-red--white-roses/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plucking_the_Red_and_White_Roses,_by_Henry_Payne.jpg) by [**Live Auctioneers**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plucking_the_Red_and_White_Roses,_by_Henry_Payne.jpg). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 07 February 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.