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THE WARS OF THE ROSES is the definitive account of one of the bloodiest episodes in British history – wars between the houses of York and Lancaster. Trevor Royle provides a military history of the Wars while placing the conflict in the context of the time. This was a period with a rich legacy: William Caxton introduced the art of printing; there was a growing body of literature, such as Chaucer, in the English tongue; architecture flourished and great educational institutions were born such as Winchester School and King’s College, Cambridge.
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Reviews
A fine, expansive drama
This is a book that enacts its assumptions, suggesting what's at stake historically through sheer resonance and drive . . . this unabashedly narrative approach highlights how the on-off struggle threw England into turmoil in the reign of six successive kings
Well-written and readable . . . readers will be both entertained and instructed
Spirited . . . An elegant, even-handed and well-researched account of a fascinating period