I don't know about this series. I really enjoyed Conqueror and Emperor series, but they were basically just following one specific character, while this is following a THOUSAND characters. Even worse, since this is set in England they have like THREE names to go between them, and I don't know enough about British history to be able to keep up. Meaning, I'm in a constant state of confusion about which character is which.

However, I do really like Margaret and my parents' have the sequel, so the odds of me reading more fo these books are kinda high. Doesn't mean I'll enjoy them half as much as the other series. ( )

I really loved this series. This is history brought to life in the most vibrant manner. It all seems so effortless. It's so easy to follow and become embroiled in, made even simpler and more wonderful by the ever-present realisation that these are facts and events which actually happened, to real life, astonishingly brave people.
If you love history, particularly British history, you have to read this and the first book, [b:Stormbird|17830079|Stormbird (Wars of the Roses, #1)|Conn Iggulden|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1385271736s/17830079.jpg|24944890] ( )

Enjoyed the book although the "American" version goes by the title Margaret of Anjou - it really doesn't delve into her all that deeply. The book continues where Book 1 - Stormbird - left off. It is the story of Richard of York (Edward IV's father), Duke Salisbury (Richard of Warwick's father) and King Henry's battle for the crown. Again, as with the first, very well written and you feel you are right in the middle of the battle with them. Conn Iggulden is a terrific author. On to book 3! ( )

The first book in this series was good but I had a hard time keeping the many people straight. No doubt because of that exposure this volume was easier to follow, especially with the help of the various royal and house genealogical trees and the annotated list of characters. The book is very well written and clearly presented. The key characters are three dimensional and believable, Although it is historical fiction, it follows actual events closely, as best we know, and the author includes an Historical Notes section that indicates where he took liberties and also some information that was not included for the story but relevant for the historical significance. This is an impressive piece of writing. ( )

Brilliant, excellent, fantastic, gripping, extremely accurate, superbly written - Wars of the Roses: Trinity by Conn Iggulden is all that and more! This is one of the best books I've read this year and by God, I cannot wait for the next installment of this wonderful historical fiction series!

The characters (obviously based on real people) are so real that it became difficult to imagine them being anything but how Conn Iggulden portrayed them as being. Someone, get me Edward of March's number! Holy hell, Iggulden was able to describe him as one tantalising mofo. Oh, and let's not forget Margaret of Anjou - the French Queen of England who was basically married to the epitome of Sloth (you know, one of the Seven Deadly Sins), who also happened to be King of England. She's got flaws and virtues, and regardless of all her elitism and whatnot, she is a very strong female. What's more is that Margaret of Anjou was a very strong female back in the day, so well done Mr. Iggulden!

Iggulden is so adept to pulling the reader into the story that I sometimes felt like I was there. I could feel the conflict going on around me, I could imagine the scheming and the destruction of the lies, I could sense the beauty and the turmoil of this world that has changed so much since 1454 and yet hasn't changed a bit. It's just a wonderful series and I will read it again and again and again.

Readers, here are a few tips for reading Wars of the Roses:

1.) DO try to read this book when you don't have a lot of things going on. It's difficult to keep track of all the chaos when you've got to put it down the whole time.
2.) DO NOT Wikipedia the characters while you're reading the book. There is just too many spoilers then ...
3.) DO Wikipedia the characters after you've finished the book.

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