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The Wars of The Roses and The Last White Rose by Desmond Seward

The Wars of The Roses – While most histories focus on the rival kings – Henry VI and Edward IV, Richard III and Henry VII – Seward builds his account around five individuals from both sides, whose eventful careers spanned the wars. They are the Yorkist hero William Hastings, noted for his bravery, personal charm and dissolute private life, the Lancastrian John de Vere, a fine soldier and tactician, Lady Margaret Beaufort, who founded the Tudor dynasty when she gave birth to the future Henry VII at the age of 13; Dr John Morton, who was taken prisoner by the Yorkists after the battle of Tewkesbury and joined their cause and Jane Shore, the mistress of Edward IV, forced to do public penance by walking barefoot through the City of London. Seward uses these five figures to guide us skilfully through the plots, beheadings, dynastic marriages, murders and exiles of these terrible decades and shows how, because of the fragility of the regimes, these difficult choices had to be made again and again. This is an outstanding account, both vivid and intimate, of one of the bloodiest periods in English history.

The Last White Rose – In his sequel to the best-selling The Wars of the Roses, Desmond Seward reveals the secret conflict that continued throughout the reigns of both Henry VII and Henry VIII. Contrary to popular belief, the Wars of the Roses did not end in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth. While the country reeled from the unexpected defeat of Richard III, Henry Tudor attempted to unify the two rival branches of the House of Plantagenet by marrying Elizabeth of York, intending to nullify the threat of the White Rose while silencing doubts regarding the Tudor claim. However, in this engrossing account, Desmond Seward reveals how the war against the White Rose continued in secret, seeding insecurity, fear and even paranoia behind the Tudor facade of stability, magnificence and power.

Features;

• The Wars of The Roses Folio Society First Impression 2011
• The Last White Rose Folio Society First Impression 2016
• Publisher Folio Society, London;
• Hardback, 400, 320 pp
• Superblt illustrated in colour and b/w
• Size 260 x 180mm, 2.5kg

Condition: Brand New – Still In Original Unopened Cellophane Wrap

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