The Wars of the Roses (1455–1485) were a series of dynastic civil wars fought in medieval England.

War(s) 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), 1963 adaptation of several of Shakespeare's history plays

Other uses in arts and entertainment

  • Wars of the Roses (album), a 2011 studio album by the band Ulver
  • 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
  • War of the Roses (video game), a 2012 action video game based on the dynastic civil wars
  • Wars of the Roses, a series of historical novels by Conn Iggulden
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses, a PlayStation 2 strategy game that reimagines the Wars of the Roses by placing Yu-Gi-Oh! characters in the roles of Lancastrian and Yorkist leaders.

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
  • Roses Tournament, annual sports competition between Lancaster University and the University of York
  • Rugby League War of the Roses, rugby league matches between Lancashire and Yorkshire, beginning 1895
  • The War of the Roses, rivalry between two American minor league baseball teams, the Lancaster Barnstormers and the York Revolution
  • Wars of the Roses (air race) (1913), Leeds

Other uses

  • "The War of the Roses", 1886 campaign for governor of Tennessee, contested between brothers
  • "War of the Roses", 2016 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party leadership crisis
  • "War of the Roses", an annual event of The East Kingdom of the Society for Creative Anachronism

See also

  • "Come Alive (The War of the Roses)", a song by Janelle Monáe from her 2010 album The ArchAndroid