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 may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• The War of the Roses (Shakespeare), a modern-day play cycle based on Shakespeare's history plays
• The Wars of the Roses (adaptation), 1964 adaptation of several of Shakespeare's history plays
• 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

Sports

• 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
• Wars of the Roses (air race), a 1913 air race
• "War of the Roses", the rivalry between two American minor league baseball teams, the Lancaster Barnstormers and the York Revolution, in Pennsylvania, US
• "Roses", a varsity sports tournament annually held between Lancaster University and University of York.

Other uses

• "The War of the Roses", a nickname of the 1886 campaign for governor of Tennessee, US, contested by brothers Alfred A. Taylor and Robert Love Taylor