Fatal Colours: Towton 1461 - England's Most Brutal Battle

by George Goodwin

Book Overview

The battle of Towton in 1461 was unique in its ferocity and brutality, as the armies of two kings of England engaged with murderous weaponry and in appalling conditions to conclude the first War of the Roses.

Variously described as the largest, longest, and bloodiest battle on English soil, Towton was fought with little chance of escape and none of surrender. Yet, as if too ghastly to contemplate, the battle itself and the turbulent reign...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393080846
• ISBN13: 9780393080841
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"