The Wars of the Roses (British History in Perspective) - Hardcover

Pollard, A.J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333406036 ISBN 13: 9780333406038

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1988

Synopsis

The Wars of the Roses still stand in the popular imagination as a time of extreme anarchy. Recent academic work has played down the level of strife, but this study suggests that revision has gone too far. This series aims to cover the most important topics of British political history and offer new insights to the subject. This study discusses the historiography, character, causes, scale and international context of the wars. The author argues that the wars formed a period of intense political instability involving lengthy periods of campaigning in which most of the political nation participated. With similar civil wars in neighbouring kingdoms, they amounted to a crisis in the late-medieval political order.

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Review

'A stimulating summary which brings the subject up to date. Clear and level-headed approach.' - Mr G.C.F. Forster, University of Leeds

About the Author

A. J. POLLARD is Professor of History at the University of Teesside.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333406036
• ISBN 13: 9780333406038
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 148