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The Wars of the Roses: Peace and Conflict in 15th Century England
 
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The Wars of the Roses: Peace and Conflict in 15th Century England [Paperback]

John Gillingham (Author)

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Sterling Publishing; New edition edition (Dec 31 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1842122746
  • ISBN-13: 978-1842122747
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.5 x 3 cm
  • Shipping Weight: 499 g
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,132,669 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Frequently remembered as a period of military history which both saw the French beat the English and then the English fight amongst themselves, traditional military historians have tended to pass over the period hastily, regarding it as an episode that wrecked England's military greatness. John Gillingham's highly readable history separates the myth from the reality. He argues that, paradoxically, the Wars of the Roses demonstrate how peaceful England in fact was. From the accession of the infant Henry VI to the thrones of England and France in 1422 to the accession of Henry VII following the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, Gillingham uses his gift for graphic description (particularly with his exciting account of the 1471 campaign) to great effect. He is also good at placing the warfare within its European context, especially in showing the problems encountered in conducting a civil war within a normally peaceful country.

About the Author

John Gilingham is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the London School of Economics. He is the author of numerous books and articles on British, French and German History.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent., Aug 14 2009
By Bruce Oksol "oksol" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Wars of the Roses: Peace and Conflict in 15th Century England (Paperback)
This is unquestionably the best book I have read on the history of the wars of the "roses."

It makes for even more interesting reading dovetailing Gillingham's history of the wars with Shakespeare's history of the wars as told in the three plays of Henry VI and Richard III.

Buy this book for pennies from other resellers and enjoy it on your next cross-Atlantic flight to London.
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