Lancastrians and Yorkists : the Wars of the Roses / David R. Cook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, David R., author.

Series:

Seminar studies in history.

Seminar Studies In History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Great Britain.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This concise, lucid study charts the complex sequence of events we know today as the War of the Roses. In the thematic chapters of the third section the author assesses the motives and relationships of the principal actors; the real character and impact of the Wars of the Roses; and the nature of Yorkist government.<BR><BR>

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction to the Series; Part One: The Background; 1. Fifteenth-Century England ; TheLancastrian war in France 1415-1453; The nobility; Livery and maintenance; Part Two: Analysis: Lancastrians and Yorkists1437-1485; 2. The Reign of Henry VI1437-1450; 3. Cade's Rebellion and the Emergence of York1450-1453; 4. The Fall of the House of Lancaster1453-1461; 5.The First Reign of Edward IV 1461-1469; 6. Rebellions and the Readeption of Henry VI1469-1471; 7. The Second Reign of Edward IV1471-1483; 8.The Reign of Edward V April-June 1483

9. The Reign of Richard III1483-1485Part Three: Assessment; 10. Henry VI and the Lancastrian Dynasty; 11. Edward IV and the Earl of Warwick; 12. Myth and Reality; War and society; Richard III; 13. Yorkist Government; 14. 'The Wars of the Roses' Up to Stoke; Part Four: Documents; Genealogies; The Battles in the Wars of the Roses; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published 1984 by Pearson Education Limited.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-88096-X

1-138-14365-0

1-315-83980-6

1-317-88097-8

9781315839806

OCLC:

885123720