Overview

Henry VI was weak and feeble, but his wife Margaret of Anjou, 'a great and strong laboured woman', became a formidable political force in her own right. The dynastic struggle that became known as the Wars of the Roses brought the usurpation of Edward IV, the humiliation and exile of Margaret, and the murder of Henry in the Tower of London.

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Author:   Keith Dockray
Publisher:   Fonthill Media Ltd
Imprint:   Fonthill Media Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.250kg
ISBN:  

9781781554692

ISBN 10:   1781554692
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   15 December 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction: Sources and Historiography; Henry VI; Margaret of Anjou; Richard of York; Origins of the Wars of the Roses; Jack Cade's Rebellion, 1450; Dartford, 1452; St Albans, 1455; Blore Heath and Ludford, 1459; Northampton and Wakefield, 1460; Mortimer's Cross, St Albans and Towton, 1461; Hexham, 1464; Barnet, Tewkesbury and the End of the Lancastrian Dynasty, 1471; Bibliography; Index.

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Keith Dockray was formerly a senior examiner in medieval history and early modern history at the University of Huddersfield. He has written extensively on Fifteenth Century history and appeared in numerous television documentaries including the Channel 4 'courtroom' programme Trial of Richard III.

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