The war about The War of the Roses

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:

> White is associated with York: Richard's symbol was a white boar for 
> Eboracum, the Latin name for York (a pun on "bor"/"boar"); 

The white boar was Richard's personal badge, right? Why did he have a
personal badge punning on York when he personally was Gloucester?

What does Eboracum mean in Latin (don't answer 'York').