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

War(s) of the Roses also may refer to:

Arts and entertainment[edit]

It was also caused by to England's defeat in the Hundred Years' War in France, money problems afterwards and problems with the feudal system of government. The name of the Wars of the Roses comes from the white rose symbol for the House of York and the red rose symbol for the House of Lancaster. Fallout from the Hundred Years’ War helped spark the unrest. The Wars of the Roses might never have happened if not for the tenuous state of English politics in the 1450s.

• 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
• Wars of the Roses, a series of historical novels by Conn Iggulden

'War of the Roses' competitions[edit]

England[edit]

• Wars of the Roses (air race) (1913), Leeds
• 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
• Roses Tournament, annual sports competition between Lancaster University and the University of York

Other places[edit]

• War of the Roses (Pennsylvania), sports competitions between the neighboring cities of York and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Other uses[edit]

• '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
• the divorce trial involving Billy Rose and Eleanor Holm

See also[edit]

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