Blood Roses: The Houses of Lancaster and York Before the Wars of the Roses - Couverture rigide

Warner, Kathryn

 
9780750985543: Blood Roses: The Houses of Lancaster and York Before the Wars of the Roses
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ISBN 10 : 0750985542 ISBN 13 : 9780750985543
Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

In 1453, Richard, Duke of York, claimed the throne of England from his Lancastrian kinsman Henry VI, and set off a series of conflicts between rival branches of the English royal family, better known as the Wars of the Roses. Blood Roses traces the origins of this bitter rivalry all the way back to 1245 with the birth of the first Earl of Lancaster, Henry III's younger son, Edmund. Thomas, the second Earl, was the first cousin and most dangerous enemy of King Edward II, and ended up being executed after a decade and half of rivalry and conflict. Thomas's nephew Henry, the first Duke of Lancaster, was one of the great figures of the fourteenth century and was the father-in-law of Edward III's third son John of Gaunt, probably the most famous member of the House of Lancaster. Edward III's fourth son Edmund of Langley founded the House of York in 1385; his son Edward was killed at Agincourt in 1415 and was the uncle of Richard, duke of York. Blood Roses takes the reader through 170 years of bloody warfare and political intrigue, and sets the scene for one of the most famous conflicts in English history.

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À propos de l?auteur

Kathryn Warner holds two degrees in medieval history from the University of Manchester. She is considered a foremost expert on Edward II and an article from her on the subject was published in the English Historical Review. She has run a website about him since 2005 and a Facebook page about him since 2010 and has carved out a strong online presence as an expert on Edward II and the fourteenth century in general. Kathryn teaches Business English as a foreign language and lives between Dusseldorf and Cumbria.

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Éditeur
The History Press Ltd
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0750985542
ISBN 13 
9780750985543
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
320
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Personne responsable
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