The wars of the roses : the bloody struggle for England's throne
Bicheno, Hugh2019
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The Wars of the Roses were a prolonged brawl over an inheritance by a deeply dysfunctional extended family. The inheritance in question was the throne of England; the story is one of unbridled ambition and murderous treachery. From the 1450s, when the mentally unstable Henry VI struggled to control the violent feuding of his magnates, through the rise and fall of Richard of York, to the chaos and bloodshed of the 1470s which followed Edward IV's accession and his secret marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, this is a saga of ambition, intrigue and bloodshed. Charting a clear course through the dynastic and factional minefield of the era, and offering an authoritative analysis of the battles that ensued, Hugh Bicheno's The Wars of the Roses is a compelling one-volume account of England longest and bloodiest civil war.
Main title:
The wars of the roses : the bloody struggle for England's throne / Hugh Bicheno.
Author:
Bicheno, Hugh, author
Edition:
Revised and updated edition.
Imprint:
London : Apollo, an imprint of Head of Zeus Ltd, 2019.©2019
Collation:
xlviii, 776 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, genealogical tables ; 20 cm
Notes:
"First published separately as Battle royal (2015) and Blood royal (2016)"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references (pages 727-743) and index.
ISBN:
9781789544725 (paperback)
Dewey class:
942.04942
Language:
English
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BRN:
375983
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 942 BIC | Available |