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Tudor flower vs Tudor rose

Tudor floweran upright stalked trefoil ornament in architectural decoration of the Tudor period:

  • The pulpit carved with Tudor flower and vines dates from about 1460. It is one of about 60 mediaeval stone pulpits which remain in England.

Tudor rosea conventional figure of a rose in architectural decoration of the Tudor period:

  • This form of decoration was introduced into England from Italy in the time of Henry VIII and was often combined with Tudor roses.