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The Wars of the Roses, the fall of the Plantagenets and the rise of the Tudors, Dan Jones

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-377) and index

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The Wars of the Roses

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Dan Jones

the fall of the Plantagenets and the rise of the Tudors

The crown of England changed hands five times over the course of the fifteenth century, as two branches of the Plantagenet dynasty fought to the death for the right to rule. In this follow-up to The Plantagenets, historian Dan Jones describes how the longest-reigning British royal family tore itself apart until it was finally replaced by the Tudors. Some of the greatest heroes and villains of history were thrown together in these turbulent times, from Joan of Arc to Henry V, whose victory at Agincourt marked the high point of the medieval monarchy, and Richard III, who murdered his own nephews in a desperate bid to secure his stolen crown. This was a period when headstrong queens and consorts seized power and bent men to their will. With descriptions of the battles of Towton and Bosworth, where the last Plantagenet king was slain, this narrative history revels in bedlam and intrigue

"King of all the world" -- "We were in perfect health" -- "Born to be king" -- "Oweyn Tidr" -- "My Lord of Suffolk's good lordship" -- "A dear marriage" -- "Away, traitors, away!" -- "Then bring in the duke of York" -- "Smitten with a frenzy" -- "Princess most excellent" -- "Suddenly fell down the crown" -- "Havoc" -- "The noble and the lowly" -- "Diverse times" -- "Final destruction" -- "To execute wrath" -- "The only imp now left" -- "Judge me, O Lord" -- "War or life" -- "Envy never dies" -- "Blanche Rose."