The Wars of the Roses: The Soldier's Experience
Will be published approx. on 1. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-7524-3731-6 (ISBN)
Description
Presents the history of the Wars of the Roses from the common soldiers' perspective. Historians have researched the motives and fortunes of kings, nobles and gentlemen in the Wars of the Roses, that bewildering sequence of rebellions fought between 1455 and 1485.
Reviews / Votes
"'Irresistible... sheds light on the lot of the common soldier as never before' ALISON WEIR; 'A new history of the Wars of the Roses viewed from the ordinary soldiers' perspective makes grim but fascinating reading' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE."More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
310 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-3731-6 (9780752437316)
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Person
Anthony Goodman was, until his recent retirement, Professor of Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh. His other books include John of Gaunt, Richard II: The Art of Kingship, War and Border Societies in the Middle Ages, The Wars of the Roses: Military Activity and English Society, 1452-97, and History of England from Edward II to James I. His next book Margaret of Anjou: England's Warrior Queen will also be published by Tempus. He lives in Edinburgh.