'''Lancaster''' is a city in north-west [[England]] and the traditional [[county]] town of [[Lancashire]]. It is within the administrative area served by [[Lancashire County Council]]. It was formerly an important centre of political power in the north and capital of the [[county palatine]] of Lancaster. It is overlooked by its castle (now a [[prison]]) and has many attractive Georgian buildings. The House of Lancaster was one of the combatants in the [[Wars of the Roses]]; the emblem of Lancashire being a [[red]] [[rose]]. | '''Lancaster''' is a city in north-west [[England]] and the traditional [[county]] town of [[Lancashire]]. It is within the administrative area served by [[Lancashire County Council]]. It was formerly an important centre of political power in the north and capital of the [[county palatine]] of Lancaster. It is overlooked by its castle (now a [[prison]]) and has many attractive Georgian buildings. The House of Lancaster was one of the combatants in the [[Wars of the Roses]]; the emblem of Lancashire being a [[red]] [[rose]]. |