The Wars of the Roses
Published on 7. August 1995
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-0-333-60165-5 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of nine essays (including the introduction) by leading British scholars addresses recent debates concerning the Wars of the Roses, especially their origins and the balance between self-interest and principle in the motivation of the participants. The collection brings these issues forward for the consideration of sixth-form and undergraduate students. While offering a summation of current viewpoints, the collection also offers new interpretations on several points.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Adult education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
352 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-60165-5 (9780333601655)
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Content
Introduction; A.J. Pollard - The Sources for the History of the Wars of the Roses; M.A. Hicks - The Origins of the Wars of the Roses; K.R. Dockray - Chivalry and the Wars of the Roses; M.K. Jones - Personality, Politics and the Wars of the Roses; R.E. Horrox - Sir John Forestcue and Ideological Conflict in the Wars of the Roses; J. Watts -The Church and the Wars of the Roses; R.G. Davies - The Wars of the Roses and the Configuration of Western Europe; C.S.L. Davies - The Economy and the Wars of the Roses; R.H. Britnell - Late-Fifteenth Century English Culture; C.F. Richmond