Battle royal : the Wars of the Roses, 1440-1462

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Label

Battle royal : the Wars of the Roses, 1440-1462

Title remainder

the Wars of the Roses, 1440-1462

Statement of responsibility

Hugh Bicheno

Title variation

Wars of the Roses, 1440-1462

Creator

• trueBicheno, Hugh

Author

• trueBicheno, Hugh

Subject

• trueGreat Britain -- History -- Edward IV, 1461-1483
• trueGreat Britain -- History -- Henry VI, 1422-1461
• trueGreat Britain -- History -- Lancaster and York, 1399-1485
• trueGreat Britain -- History -- Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485
• Lancaster, House of
• trueWars of the Roses, 1455-1485
• York, House of
• Great Britain -- Kings and rulers | Succession | History
• trueCivil war
• trueCivilization, Medieval

Language

eng

Summary

"The enthralling story of the dynastic wars fought between the houses of Lancaster and York, the first of a two-volume history of the Wars of the Roses. England, 1454. A kingdom sliding into chaos. The mentally unstable King Henry VI, having struggled for a decade to contain the violent feuding of his dukes, is losing his mind. Disgruntled nobles support the regal claims of Richard, Duke of York, great-grandson of Edward III. The stage is set for civil war. The first volume of an enthralling two-part history of the dynastic wars fought between the houses of Lancaster and York, Battle Royal traces the conflict from its roots in the 1440s to the early 1460s-- a period marked by the rise and fall of Richard of York, the deposition of Henry VI following the Lancastrian defeat at Towton, and the subsequent seizure of his throne by Richard's son Edward. Populating this late-medieval saga of ambition, intrigue, and bloodshed are such fascinating characters as the vacillating Henry VI himself, his indefatigable queen Marguerite of Anjou, Richard of York (father of kings but never king himself), his opportunist ally Richard Neville "the Kingmaker" and the precociously virile Edward of York. Charting a clear course through the dynastic complexities of fifteenth-century power politics, and offering crisply authoritative analysis of the key battles of the Wars of the Roses, Battle Royal is a dynamic and rigorously researched account of England's longest and bloodiest civil war."--Dust jacket flap

Member of

• trueWars of the Roses (Hugh Bicheno)

Writing style

• trueComprehensive

Cataloging source

BTCTA

Dewey number

942.04

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps
• plates
• genealogical tables

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Wars of the Roses (Hugh Bicheno)

Series volume

0001