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The Wars of the Roses 1455-1485 (Essential Histories)
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Product Description
The Wars of the Roses featured sixteen invasions, four successful; six times kings lost their thrones. This book explores why those invasions occurred and kept occurring. Destruction and devastation were minimal, barely affecting the day to day routine of the civilian population, yet the Wars were lethal for their noble leaders and, as first hand accounts reveal, blighted the lives of their women and children. That the Wars ended so abruptly was not so much because Henry VII won at Bosworth and ruled effectively, the author concludes, but rather because a feel-good factor removed popular discontent and continental rivals turned elsewhere.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #206526 in Books
- Published on: 2003-04-25
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 96 pages
Editorial Reviews
Times Educational Supplement
‘Teachers or A-level students looking for details of military campaigns will certainly find these books detailed and authoritative.’
History Today
‘[Essential Histories are] clear and concise.’
Daily Express
‘[Essential Histories are] accessible and well illustrated.’
