Wars of the Roses
dynastic civil war in England from 1455 to 1487
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Summary
Wars of the Roses is a war[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34,875 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Kingdom of England[3]
- Instance of: civil war[4]
- Location: Kingdom of England[5]
- Commons category: Wars of the Roses[6]
- Start time: May 22, 1455[7]
- End time: June 16, 1487[8]
- Point in time: 1500[9]
- Participant: House of Lancaster[10], House of York[11], Richard III of England[12], House of Tudor[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Wars of the Roses[14]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[20]
- Topic has template: Template:Wars of the Roses[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
Why It Matters
Wars of the Roses has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]