The Wars of the Roses - England's First Civil War
Author(s): Trevor Royle
THE WARS OF THE ROSES is the definitive account of one of the bloodiest episodes in British history ? wars between the houses of York and Lancaster. Trevor Royle provides a military history of the Wars while placing the conflict in the context of the time. This was a period with a rich legacy: William Caxton introduced the art of printing; there was a growing body of literature, such as Chaucer, in the English tongue; architecture flourished and great educational institutions were born such as Winchester School and King's College, Cambridge.
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'Spirited ... An elegant, even-handed and well-researched account of a fascinating period' Jonathan Wright, Tablet 'A fine, expansive drama' The Times 'This is a book that enacts its assumptions, suggesting what's at stake historically through sheer resonance and drive ... this unabashedly narrative approach highlights how the on-off struggle threw England into turmoil in the reign of six successive kings' Scotsman 'Well-written and readable ... readers will be both entertained and instructed' BBC History Magazine 'What lingers wonderfully is the darkness, betrayal and spiralling brutality that made for a world of little tragedies' Time Out
Military historian Trevor Royle is well-known for his books on war and imperialism, and was defence and foreign affairs specialist of SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY.
General Fields
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- : Little, Brown Book Group
- : Abacus
- : 01 August 2010
- : 198mm X 126mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 October 2010
- : books
Special Fields
- : Trevor Royle
- : Paperback
- : 942.04
- : 512
- : 16pp of b/w photos
