The Wars of the Roses - Couverture rigide

Weir, Alison

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0345391179 ISBN 13 : 9780345391179

Editeur : Ballantine Books, 1995

Synopsis

Book by Weir Alison

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The war between the houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England was charactorised by treachery, deceit and at St Albans, Blore Hill and Towton, some of the bloodiest and most dramatic battles on England's soil. Between 1455 and 1487 the royal coffers were bankrupted and the conflict resulted in the downfall of the houses of Lancaster and York and the emergence of the illustrious Tudor dynasty. Alison Weir's lucid and gripping account focuses on the human side of history, on the people and personalities involved in the conflict. At the centre of the book stands Henry VI, the pious king whose mental instability led to political chaos, Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York and Henry`s rival, and most important of all, Margaretof Anjou, Henry's wife who took up her arms in her husband`s cause and battled for many years ina violent man's world.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Lancaster and York. For much of the fifteenth century, these two families were locked in battle for control of the English throne. Kings were murdered and deposed. Armies marched on London. Old noble names were ruined while rising dynasties seized power and lands. The war between the royal houses of Lancaster and York, the most complex in English history, profoundly altered the course of the monarchy. Alison Weir, one of the foremost authorities on British history, brings brilliantly to life both the war itself and the larger-tha-life figures who fought it on the great stage of England. The Wars of the Roses is history at its very best—swift and compelling, rich in character, pageantry, and drama, and vivid in its re-creation of an astonishing period of history.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ballantine Books
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0345391179
• ISBN 13: 9780345391179
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 462
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