
The Wars of the Roses
Robin Neillands(Author)
Cassell Military (Publisher)
Published on 2. February 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-304-36316-2 (ISBN)
Description
The vicious wars between the English noble houses of York and Lancaster marked the end of medieval England and the birth of the Renaissance. The end of that thirty-year period of strife and bloodshed saw the collapse of the great Plantagenet dynasty, rulers of all England and much of France for over three hundred years, and the rise of the Tudors, destined to dominate English political life during the next century. All the characters are here: Henry V and his luckless son, Henry VI, together with his unfortunate uncles, John of Bedford and Humphrey of Gloucester, not to mention the notorious Richard III and his nephews - The Princes in the Tower. Neillands skilfully tackles this complex period providing a clear and entertaining analysis.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-304-36316-2 (9780304363162)
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Robin Neillands
The Wars of the Roses
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01/2013
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Person
Robin Neillands served in 45 Commando Royal Marines during the 1950s. He now works as a journalist and travel writer and has a growing reputation as a military historian. He has published many books on British military history from the Napoleonic era through to the Second World War. Neillands also has a particular passion for the medieval world and this book carries on from where THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR left off.
Content
The causes of the War 1399-1422; the state of the realm 1442-1437; the fall of Suffolk 1440-1450; rebellions 1450-1453; the outbreak of war 1453-1455; the rise of York 1455-1460; a year of battles 1460-1461; Edward and Warwick 1460-1461; the rise of the Woodvilles 1465-1470; Warwick's rebellion 1470-1471; the end of Lancaster 1471; the end of Clarence 1471-1478; Edward and Richard 1478-1483; long live Richard III 1483; the Princes in the Tower; the end of King Richard.