The War of the Roses

By R.B. Mowat

The War of the Roses was one of the most violent periods of English history. For over thirty years periods of intense conflict broke out as opposing factions vied for power. As the historian William Stubbs said, "Weak as is the fourteenth century, the fifteenth is weaker still, more futile, more bloody, more immoral." But out of this turbulence arose the strong, consolidated state of Tudor England. R. B. Mowat's brilliant study of these momentous years begin in the aftermath of Edward III's death. He provides a fascinating overview the internecine warfare that occurred and the various prominent figures that rose up during the period to change the balance of power. Mowat's work uncovers who were the Yorkists who fought under the white rose and who were the Lancastrians who fought under the red rose and explains in detail the various battles that took place across the length and breadth of the country. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in one of the most formative wars of English history that brought the medieval period to an end and set up Henry Tudor on the throne of England. "[Mowat] compiled from wide knowledge and with sound judgement, giving a great many people information they needed in a form they found readily assimilable." The Spectator R. B. Mowat was a prominent historian of the early twentieth century who wrote a number of important works on the late medieval period. His book The War of the Roses was first published in 1914 and he passed away in 1941.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1980939624
• ISBN13: 9781980939627
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"