War of the Roses - Hardcover

Lander, J.R.

 
9781840130010: War of the Roses

Synopsis

Presents an overview of one of the most famous of medieval conflicts. Shedding light on fifteenth-century history as a whole, the roots of the Tudor dynasty, and the background to Shakespeare's history plays, this book is aimed at those who are interested in this most turbulent period.

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About the Author

J R Lander is Professor Emeritus at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and one of the foremost authorities on fifteenth-century English political history. Among his other publications are Conflict and Stability in Fifteenth Century England, The Limitation of English Monarchy in the Later Middle Ages, Crown and Nobility 1450-1509, Power and Politics 1450-1509 and Government and Community in England 1450-1509.

Synopsis

This scholarly account sets out to shatter t he image of the Wars of the Roses as the bloody, turbulent p eriod Shakespeare and subsequent tradition have depicted. '

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