<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding is a widely consumed part of English cuisine, and is symbolic of England . It is another contender for the title of England's national dish . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tea is symbolic of England . In 2006, a government - sponsored survey confirmed that a cup of tea constituted a national symbol of England . By an alternative view, it may be considered symbolic of Britain rather than England alone for its historical British connection with Empire and India, and is not specifically pre-Union of the Crowns or pre-Union of Parliaments . It is also drunk widely and equally in England, Scotland and Wales . </Td> </Tr> <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> <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>

Why is the rose the symbol of england