A short history of the Wars of the Roses David Grummitt

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Grummitt, David, 1971- author.

Series:

• Short histories (Bloomsbury (Firm))
• Short histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages)

Edition:

Second edition

Other Title:

Wars of the Roses

Place of Publication:

London Bloomsbury Academic 2025

Summary:

"Now in its second edition, A Short History of the Wars of the Roses is an accessible history of the English civil wars of the mid-15th century. It offers a comprehensive account of the major political events, detailing the 30-year struggle between the dynastic houses of Lancaster and York, and analysing the formal clashes of royalist and rebel armies, such as the battles at St Albans, Towton, and Bosworth. Grummitt explores the roles of the era’s key personalities, such as the ‘Kingmaker’ Earl of Warwick, and Margaret of Anjou, who ruled for a time in her husband’s stead – highlighting how their actions shaped events on a local and national scale. Grummitt places the violent developments of this complex period in the wider context of fifteenth-century kingship, and the development of English political culture – without losing sight of the impact of the war on the lives of those who both fought in and were touched by battle"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

• The Lancastrian legacy : England 1399-1449
• The prelude to war : 1449-55
• First blood : the Battle of St Albans 1455 and its aftermath
• The triumph of York : the first war 1459-64
• Rebellion and readeption : the second war 1469-71
• Fortune’s wheel : the third war 1483-87
• War and society : the impact of the wars
• War and political culture
• Epilogue : early Tudor England

Notes:

• Previous edition: London: I.B. Tauris, 2013
• Includes bibliographical references and index
• Print version record

Other Format:

Print version Grummitt, David, 1971- Short history of the Wars of the Roses

ISBN:

• 9781350458024
• 1350458023
• 9781350458000
• 1350458007
• 9781350458017
• 1350458015

OCLC:

1520505728

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license