The Family of Richard III

by Michael Hicks

Book Overview

The Wars of the Roses were quarrels within the Plantagenet family, of which Richard's dynasty, the House of York, was one branch. They were about family trees - the capacity of family relationships both to unite and to divide - and notoriously about the slaughter of cousins, in-laws, brothers, and nephews. The House of York won the first war, with Richard's elder brother becoming king as Edward IV. The 1460s are about the explosion of King Edward...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445660156
• ISBN13: 9781445660158
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.