The Wars of the Roses in 100 Facts

by Matthew Lewis

The Wars of the Roses were a series of brutal conflicts between rival branches of the Plantagenet family - the Lancastrians and the Yorkists. The wars were fought between the descendants of Edward III and are believed to stem from the deposition of the unpopular Richard II by his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, who became Henry IV. The wars were thought to have been fought between 1455 and 1487, and they saw many kings rise and fall as their supporters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144564746X
• ISBN13: 9781445647463
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.