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The Wars of the Roses: England's First Civil War

von Trevor Royle

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There is no single history of the Wars of the Roses - the bloody conflict between supporters of the White Rose of Yorkshire and the Red Rose of Lancashire - which provides a military history while placing the conflict in the context of the political, cultural, religious and social background, not just in England and the rest of the British Isles but also in Europe. This book makes good that omission by producing the definitive account of one of the most dramatic and murderous periods in English history - the years when the rival heirs of King Edward III fought for the right to rule as absolute monarchs. It will also examine the wars and the main personalities against the account provided by William Shakespeare's cycle of historical plays. It paints the period on a broad canvas, refusing to be circumscribed by the narrow dates set down by earlier historians. Instead the story opens with the reign of Richard II and charts over a hundred years of dramatic internecine conflict, treachery and greed, a period in which powerful men perverted justice for their own ends, murdering their opponents and destroying their possessions in the process.… (mehr)
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Good coverage of a hundred years of English history ( )
  Vitaly1 | May 28, 2023 |
This presents a clearer account than many on this topic. The Apendix following the territorial titles and who was holding them at the time of the holder's demise is quite valuable. I often get lost as the dance of the Duchies and Earldoms swirls by. Royle is not strongly Ricardian. ( )
  DinadansFriend | Oct 10, 2022 |
Read after watching BBC "The Hollow Crown" . Where those images weren't with me (the later parts) or the fairly familiar Richard III, it was hard to follow. Bedford fights Oxford then changes sides and joins Pembroke and they deploy in Essex, etc. Even the list of people helpfully supplied at the back is tough; e.g., there are three Earls of Warwick of different generations, and they acquire different titles as they move up and down the scale. Similar problems in Royle's book on the Civil War tho here the changing of sides is more frequent and we cover a century in a single volume so we don't' really get to know any individual for long. Mcpherson on the US Civi War is easier to follow, but that is just 4 years in a book twice as long. Also a fair bit about goings on in Scotland, Ireland, France, Burgundy, Savoy et al and the focus gets really fuzzy. Sometimes he throws in just too much detail (who they married, what they did in exile, how they patronised the arts, etc) and with the occasional repetition thrown in. intriguing point is a contemporary comment that England has a more balanced setup than France because of the king's need to call on Parliament for taxes; so a precursor of constitutional monarchy in contrast to absolutist France. As a parallel to Hollow Crown, however, it is enlightening; so much of Shakespeare is historically accurate - we tend to hear more about his distortions.- even Hal borrowing the crown is mentioned in the chronicles, not a dramatist's device. ( )
  vguy | Aug 1, 2012 |
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There is no single history of the Wars of the Roses - the bloody conflict between supporters of the White Rose of Yorkshire and the Red Rose of Lancashire - which provides a military history while placing the conflict in the context of the political, cultural, religious and social background, not just in England and the rest of the British Isles but also in Europe. This book makes good that omission by producing the definitive account of one of the most dramatic and murderous periods in English history - the years when the rival heirs of King Edward III fought for the right to rule as absolute monarchs. It will also examine the wars and the main personalities against the account provided by William Shakespeare's cycle of historical plays. It paints the period on a broad canvas, refusing to be circumscribed by the narrow dates set down by earlier historians. Instead the story opens with the reign of Richard II and charts over a hundred years of dramatic internecine conflict, treachery and greed, a period in which powerful men perverted justice for their own ends, murdering their opponents and destroying their possessions in the process.

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