The Wars of the Roses
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The Wars of the Roses

The Key Players in the Struggle for Supremacy

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eBook - ePub

The Wars of the Roses

The Key Players in the Struggle for Supremacy

About this book

In the second half of the fifteenth century, for over thirty years, civil war tore England apart. However, its roots were deeper and its thorns were felt for 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, successes and failures. He uncovers some of the lesser-known tales and personal stories often lost in the broad sweep of the Wars of the Roses, in a period of famously complex loyalties and shifting fortunes.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Introduction
  3. 1 - The Most Despised Man in England
  4. 2 - The Man Who Set England on Fire
  5. 3 - Deadly Rivalries
  6. 4 - Old Enemies, New Friends
  7. 5 - When Giants Collide
  8. 6 - A Great and Strong Laboured Woman
  9. 7 - War Begins
  10. 8 - The Wheel Turns Once More
  11. 9 - New Wounds
  12. 10 - The Wheel Spins Faster
  13. 11 - England’s Apocalypse
  14. 12 - Rise High, Fall Far
  15. 13 - Warwick’s Pride
  16. 14 - The Returns of the Kings
  17. 15 - The Arrival of King Edward IV
  18. 16 - An End of the Wars of the Roses
  19. 17 - The Pirate Earl
  20. 18 - The King Is Dead, Long Live the King
  21. 19 - Usurper
  22. 20 - Buckingham and Rebellions
  23. 21 - The Fate of the House of York
  24. 22 - Bones of Contention
  25. Picture Section
  26. Find Out More