16.04.2010
War of the Roses
Article from Taxation 2 Magazine April 2010
There has always been a ‘special’ kind of rivalry between Yorkshire and the north west. It all dates back to around 1455 when England was torn apart by a series of civil wars, with two branches of the ruling Plantagenet family fighting over the English crown.
Later, these were known as the Wars of the Roses – after what was claimed to have been the heraldic symbols used by the two sides: the red rose of the House of Lancaster and the white rose of the House of York. I decided that I would explore this further and find out whether there was still any lingering rivalry between Leeds and Manchester, and Yorkshire and the north west.
