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In this sweeping history, Trevor Royle details one of the bloodiest episodes in British history. The prize was the crown of England, and the players were the rival houses of Lancaster and York. The dynastic quarrel threatened the collapse of the monarchy as a succession of weak rulers failed to deal with an overzealous aristocracy, plunging England into a series of violent encounters. The bloody battles and political intrigue between the rival heirs of King Edward III brought forth one of the most dynamic ruling families of England--the Tudors.
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Trevor Royle is Associate Editor of the Sunday Herald and a regular commentator on international affairs for BBC radio. He is the author of Crimea: The Great Crimean War, 1854-1856.
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The period in English history known as the Wars of the Roses is one of the most fascinating eras but also one of the most confusing to the lay reader. Historian Royle irons out the details of this watershed century without watering down its importance or impact. The Wars of the Roses was a dynastic struggle for the English throne fought between two rival branches of the great Plantagenet royal family. The difficulty in keeping matters straight for the nonspecialist reader is telling the kings apart: the three Lancaster kings and the three York kings can easily blend into a dizzying confusion of who did what and to what effect. The strength of Royle’s book is giving each of the monarchs his due; distinct profiles emerge, in terms of personality, personal accomplishments, and errors in political judgment. The author concludes that out of the disorder that was the Wars of the Roses stepped the “fresh promise and new hope” of the exciting Tudor dynasty. For inclusion in all English history collections. --Brad Hooper
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