Published in 1995 the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in history, non fiction books. In this first episode of our two-part series, we’re joined by Curator of Collections and Interiors Dickon Whitewood to discuss what the Wars of the Roses were, how they started and the early battles that ended with Yorkist triumph. Lancaster and York: The Wars of the Roses PDF book by Alison Weir Read Online or Free Download in ePUB, PDF or MOBI eBooks. The series of conflicts – which took place between 14 – spanned multiple different reigns, involved numerous foreign kingdoms, and heralded changes in English politics, social order and battlefield technology.
Alison Weirs lucid and gripping account focuses on the human side of history, on the people and personalities involved in the conflict. The Wars of the Roses, fought between the two powerful houses of York and Lancaster, pitted families against each other. Download Battle royal: the Wars of the Roses, 1440-1462 PDF Description 'The enthralling story of the dynastic wars fought between the houses of Lancaster and York, the first of a two-volume history of the Wars of the Roses. Between 14 the royal coffers were bankrupted and the conflict resulted in the downfall of the houses of Lancaster and York and the emergence of the illustrious Tudor dynasty. Less than 100 years after the Black Death, England was again uprooted by dramatic upheaval. Following the War of the Roses, the red rose of the house of Lancaster and the White rose of the house of York combined to make the dual coloured Tudor rose.
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