| Description |
xvi, 332 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Understanding the Wars of the Roses. What were the Wars of the Roses? -- Why did the Wars of the Roses happen? -- How the system worked -- Problems with the system -- pt. 2. Why the Wars began. Preconditions: the Crisis of 1450 -- Preconditions: Personalities and issues -- Preconditions: Recovery aborted 1451-6 -- Preconditions: No progress 1456-9 -- The First War 1459-61 -- pt. 3. Why the Wars recurred. Wounds unhealed 1461-9 -- The Second War 1469-71 -- The Third War: first phase 1483-5 -- The Third War 1485-1525 -- pt. 4. Why the Wars ended. The end of the Wars -- Epilogue. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-315) and index. |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- History -- Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485.
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Great Britain -- History -- Lancaster and York, 1399-1485.
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| ISBN |
9780300114232 cloth alkaline paper |
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0300114230 cloth alkaline paper |
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