The Wars of the Roses: Through the Lives of Five Men and Women of the Fifteenth Century - Softcover

Seward, Desmond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140234020 ISBN 13: 9780140234022

Publisher: Penguin Books, 1996

Synopsis

With the help of magnificent illustrations, the turbulent civil wars of medieval England are recreated through the lives of five larger-than-life people of the times, from soldier William Hastings to Lady Margaret Beaufort. 20,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo.

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Review:

Between 1455 and 1485 the dynastic struggle in England between the houses of York and Lancaster, known as the Wars of the Roses, devastated the country and decimated the ranks of the nobility. Medievalist Desmond Seward examines the history through the biographies of five individuals. His choice of subjects mixes nobility and common soldier, and includes two extraordinary women. The result is a vividly human picture of a distant time and place. The text is supplemented with useful illustrations and background information.

About the Author:

Desmond Seward was born in Paris and educated at St Catherine's College, Cambridge. He is the author of numerous studies and biographies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0140234020
• ISBN 13: 9780140234022
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416