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A Short History of the Wars of the Roses: Revised Edition

A Short History of the Wars of the Roses: Revised Edition

Grummitt, David

Hardcover

Series: Short Histories

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral Military History

ISBN10: 1350457981
ISBN13: 9781350457980
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: Sep 4 2025
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

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.

Expanding on the successful foundations of the 1st edition, this 2nd edition has been updated to include:

- New material analysing the struggle for Ireland (1459-64)

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