Wars of the Roses (disambiguation)

The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487) were a series of dynastic civil wars fought in Medieval England.

Wars of the Roses or War of the Roses also may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• Shakespeare-related:
  • The War of the Roses (Shakespeare), a modern-day play cycle based on Shakespeare's history plays
  • The Wars of the Roses (adaptation), 1963 adaptation of several of Shakespeare's history plays
• Narratives about 20th-century divorce:
  • The War of the Roses (novel), a 1981 novel by Warren Adler
  • The War of the Roses (film), a 1989 American film based on the novel, starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner
• Wars of the Roses, a series of historical novels by Conn Iggulden
• War of the Roses (radio show), a live entertainment program, created 1994 that catches cheaters in relationships
• Wars of the Roses (album), a 2011 studio album by the band Ulver
• War of the Roses (video game), a 2012 action video game based on the dynastic civil wars

Sports

• "War of the Roses" competitions between "York"- and "Lancaster"-associated sides:
  • In England:
    • Wars of the Roses (air race) (1913)
    • Roses Match or "The War of the Roses", any game of cricket between Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club, first played in 1849
    • Rugby League War of the Roses, rugby league matches between Lancashire and Yorkshire, beginning 1895
    • Annual Roses Tournament between two British universities
  • Pennsylvania (US) baseball rivalries between neighboring cities, of York "White Roses" and "Revolution" teams vs. Lancaster "Red Roses" and "Barnstormers" teams

Other

• "The War of the Roses", 1886 campaign for governor of Tennessee (US), contested between brothers
• "War of the Roses", 2016 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party leadership crisis

See also

• Run for the Roses, Kentucky Derby
• Board game evoking Wars of the Roses, Kingmaker