Yorkist Lord: John Howard, Duke of Norfolk, C. 1425 -1485

by Anne Crawford

Book Overview

John Howard, baron Howard and first duke of Norfolk, was one of the most important men of the Yorkist period. He was a consistently loyal supporter of the Yorkist dynasty from the late 1450s until his death at Bosworth in 1485. He was an indefatigable royal servant, active in the military field, as an agent of the Crown at home in East Anglia, as a councillor at Westminster and as an ambassador who became England's leading envoy to France. And...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441152016
• ISBN13: 9781441152015
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"