The red rose and the white : the Wars of the Roses, 1453-1487 / John Sadler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sadler, John, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485.

Great Britain.

History.

Great Britain--History--Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485--Campaigns.

Great Britain--History--Lancaster and York, 1399-1485.

Great Britain--History, Military--1066-1485.

History, Military.

Lancaster, House of.

York, House of.

Physical Description:

xxxvi, 307 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Harlow, England ; New York : Longman, 2010.

Summary:

If Richard III had not charged to his death at Bosworth, how different might the history of Britain have been?

Beginning in 1453 and ending in 1487, The Red Rose and the White provides a gripping overview of the bitter dynastic struggle for supremacy that raged between the houses of York and Lancaster, culminating in the dramatic events on Bosworth Field in 1485.

As well as offering a comprehensive account of the campaigns, battles and sieges of the conflict, the book also assesses the men involved and considers the weapons and tactics employed. Photographs, maps and portraits of the principal characters help to bring the period to life, whilst the fast-paced narrative conveys a sense of what it was actually like to fight in battles such as Towton or Tewkesbury - the effect of the arrow storm and the grim realities of hand-to-hand combat with edged and bladed weapons.

Setting this wealth of military detail in social and political context, The Red Rose and the White is a fascinating exploration of the turbulent period that would change the course of British history forever.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Art of War in the Fifteenth Century 1

Chapter 2 The Nature of Kingship and the House of Lancaster 18

Chapter 3 The Path to Conflict 1453-1455 41

Chapter 4 First Blood - First St Albans 22 May 1455 54

Chapter 5 Blore Heath 23 September 1459 and the Rout of Ludford Bridge 12/13 October 1459 64

Chapter 6 Northampton 10 July 1460 and Wakefield 30 December 1460 79

Chapter 7 Mortimer's Cross 2 February 1461; Second St Albans 17 February 1461 98

Chapter 8 'Palmsunday Field' - Towton 29 March 1461 116

Chapter 9 War in the North 1461-1463 133

Chapter 10 Hedgeley Moor 25 April 1464 and Hexham 14 May 1464 144

Chapter 11 The Overmighty Subject - Warwick the Kingmaker 1464 - 1469; the Battles of Edgecote (26 July 1469) and Empingham (12 March 1470) 158

Chapter 12 The Road to Barnet 14 April 1471 180

Chapter 13 Tewkesbury 4 May 1471 199

Chapter 14 'This Sunne of York': the Yorkist Age 1471 - 1483 217

Chapter 15 'Under the Hog' - Richard III and Bosworth 22 August 1485 233

Chapter 16 Stoke Field 16 June 1487 262

Postscript: The Military Legacy 276.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781405823609

1405823607

OCLC:

262719337