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Lancaster is situated in the north west of England. The origin of the city name is thought to come from its imposing castle and its two rivers running through it. The River Lune (the other being the Ribble), forms the original form of Lan and caster being the the Roman replacement for castle, i.e Lune-caster, which morphed into its present day Lancaster.
A rich historic past includes the war of the roses, where the House of Lancaster fought the House of York for the throne of England, using a red rose and white rose as their emblems respectively. The ‘war of the roses’ is continued in tradition today with the two cities' universities in an annual athletics match called the Roses Tournament.
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