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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:
Video Wars of the Roses (disambiguation)
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
- 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
Maps Wars of the Roses (disambiguation)
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
- In England:
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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
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See also
- Run for the Roses, Kentucky Derby
- Board game evoking Wars of the Roses, Kingmaker
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