<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Royal Arms of England is a coat of arms symbolising England and the English monarchs . Designed in the High Middle Ages , the Royal Arms was subject to significant alteration as the territory , politics and rule of the Kingdom of England shifted throughout the Middle Ages . However , the enduring blazon , or technical description , is `` Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or armed and langued Azure '' , meaning three horizontally positioned , identical gold lions facing the observer , with blue tongues and claws , on a deep red background . Although officially subsumed into the heraldry of the British Royal Family in 1707 , the historic Royal Arms featuring three lions continues to represent England on several coins of the pound sterling , forms the basis of several emblems of English national sports teams ( such as the England national football team ) , and endures as one of the most recognisable national symbols of England . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> St Edward 's Crown was one of the English Crown Jewels and remains one of the senior Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom , often being used as the coronation crown . Since 1952 , two - dimensional representations of the crown have been used in coats of arms , badges , and various other insignia to indicate the authority of the monarch throughout the Commonwealth realms . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Tudor rose , which takes its name from the Tudor dynasty , was adopted as a national emblem of England around the time of the Wars of the Roses as a symbol of peace . It is a syncretic symbol in that it merged the white rose of the Yorkists and the red rose of the Lancastrians - cadet branches of the Plantagenets - who went to war over control of the royal house . It is also known as the Rose of England . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
why is the rose the symbol of england
peace white rose of the Yorkists red rose of the Lancastrians Wars of the Roses