Lancaster

lank'as-ter, a name prominent in English history. The county of Lancaster of Lancashire lies on the north-western coast of England, between Chester and Westmoreland. The city of Lancaster is its capital, Liverpool the metropolis and chief seaport, and Manchester the chief manufacturing town. The House of Lancaster is descended from Old John of Gaunt. It gave three kings to England, Henry IV, V, and VI. In the Wars of the Roses, the House of Lancaster wore the red rose. Among her other titles Queen Victoria was Duchess and Countess of Lancaster. See Liverpool