About this title: The dynastic struggles of the Wars of the Roses (1455-85) have traditionally been portrayed as belonging to one of the most dramatic periods in the history of England, an age of murder and melodrama. In this classic history of the wars, charting their origins, progress, conclusions and effects, Professor Lander sets the record straight. By putting the wars into their contemporary context, using the written records of the time (many of which are reproduced in the text) and the results of modern research and scholarship, the true picture emerges. The wars were, in fact, very limited. While not ...
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Binding: HC
Publisher: Grange Books, London
Date Published: (1997)
ISBN-13:9781840130010ISBN:1840130016
Description: B&W and color illustrations. Fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) 244pp. ISBN 1840130016 First published in 1990. This scholarly account sets out to shatter the image of the Wars of the Roses as the bloody, turbulent period Shakespeare and subsequent tradition have depicted. A review of the contemporary sources linked by detailed interpretation based on modern research reveals a nation less disrupted by civil war than by petty local disputes or the wide-ranging repercussions of the Black Death. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780750900188ISBN:0750900180
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Guild
Date Published: 1990
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grange Books
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781840130010ISBN:1840130016
Description: ISBN 1-84013-001-6. Hardback. Very Good to Near Fine condition book in a Very Good to Near Fine condition dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. Later Printing. 18.99 (English pounds) original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket. read more
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