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The Wars of the Roses / A.J. Pollard.
LIBRA DA250 .P65 2001
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pollard, A. J.
- Series:
- British history in perspective
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--History--Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485.
- Great Britain.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 141 pages : genealogical tables, maps ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave, 2001.
- Summary:
- This second edition incorporates a wide range of new scholarship and interpretations by leading scholars. The nine essays address recent debates about the Wars of the Roses, especially their origins and the balance between self-interest and principle in the motivation of the participants.
- Contents:
- 1 The Wars in History 5
- 2 The Course of the Wars 19
- Prelude to the Wars: 1450-59 19
- The First Wars: 1459-71 23
- The Second Wars: 1483-87 30
- Summary: The Character of the Wars 36
- 3 The Causes of the Wars 41
- Long-Term Causes of the First Wars 42
- Short-Term Causes of the First Wars 49
- Immediate Causes of the First Wars 56
- The Causes of the Second Wars 61
- 4 The Impact of the Wars 68
- The Scale of Fighting and Level of Involvement 68
- The Regional Dimension and Economic Disruption 80
- 5 Aftermath of the Wars 87
- The Survival of the Old Nobility 87
- The Recovery of Royal Authority 89
- 6 The European Context of the Wars 97
- International Relations 97
- England's Neighbours 101.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-132) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0333658221
- OCLC:
- 44860821
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