ABSTRACT

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.

part One|12 pages

The Background

chapter |12 pages

Fifteenth-Century England

part Two|39 pages

Analysis: Lancastrians and Yorkists 1437–1485

part Three|25 pages

Assessment

chapter 10|5 pages

Henry VI and the Lancastrian Dynasty

chapter 11|4 pages

Edward IV and the Earl of Warwick

chapter 12|9 pages

Myth and Reality

chapter 13|5 pages

Yorkist Government

chapter 14|2 pages

‘The Wars of the Roses’ up to Stoke

part Four|23 pages

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