The Wars of the Roses: Through the Lives of Five Men and Women of the Fifteenth Century
During the fifteenth century, England was split in a bloody conflict between the Houses of York and Lancaster over who should claim the crown. The civil wars consumed the whole nation in a series of battles that eventually saw the Tudor dynasty take power. The much admired historian Desmond...
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During the fifteenth century, England was split in a bloody conflict between the Houses of York and Lancaster over who should claim the crown. The civil wars consumed the whole nation in a series of battles that eventually saw the Tudor dynasty take power. The much admired historian Desmond Seward tells the story of this complex and dangerous period of history through the lives of five men and women who experienced the conflict first hand. In a gripping narrative the personal trials of the principal characters interweave with the major events and personalities of one of the most significant turning points in British history.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140234022 (0140234020)
ASIN: 0140234020
Publish date: 1996-12-01
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Reference,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Military,
Military History,
Research,
15th Century,
Historical
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