The Wars of the Roses : the key players in the struggle for supremacy
Lewis, Matthew (British historian)2016
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In the second half of the fifteenth century, for over thirty years, civil war tore England apart, but its roots were deeper and its thorns felt longer than this time frame suggests. The Wars of the Roses were not a coherent period of continual warfare. There were distinct episodes of conflict, interspersed with long periods of peace. But the struggles never really ceased. Motives changed, fortunes waxed and waned, the nature of kingship was weighed and measured and the mettle of some of England's greatest families was put to the test. Matthew Lewis examines the people behind these events, exploring the personalities of the main players, their motives, their successes and their failures.
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Imprint:
Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley, 2016.Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley, 2016.
Collation:
287 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2015.Includes QR code.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781445660233 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.04
Language:
English
BRN:
2358210