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The brothers York : a royal tragedy, Thomas Penn

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In 15th-century England, two royal families, the House of York and the House of Lancaster, fought a bitter, decades-long civil war for the English throne. As their symbols were a red rose for Lancaster and a white rose for York, the conflict became known as the Wars of the Roses. During this time, the house of York came to dominate England. At its heart were three charismatic brothers?King Edward IV, and his two younger siblings George and Richard?who became the figureheads of a spectacular ruling dynasty. Together, they looked invincible. But with Edward?s ascendancy the brothers began to turn on one another, unleashing a catastrophic chain of rebellion, vendetta, fratricide, usurpation, and regicide. The brutal end came at Bosworth Field in 1485, with the death of the youngest, then Richard III, at the hands of a new usurper, Henry Tudor, later Henry VII, progenitor of the Tudor line of monarchs. Fascinating, dramatic, and filled with vivid historical detail, The Brothers York is a brilliant account of a conflict that fractured England for a generation. Riven by internal rivalries, jealousy, and infighting, the three York brothers failed to sustain their power and instead self-destructed. It is a rich and bloody tale as gripping as any historical fiction
Language
eng
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Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xxiii, 660 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates (1-33)
Note
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2019 by Penguin Random House UK."
Isbn
9781451694178
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The brothers York : a royal tragedy
Title
The brothers York
Title remainder
a royal tragedy
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Thomas Penn
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
In 15th-century England, two royal families, the House of York and the House of Lancaster, fought a bitter, decades-long civil war for the English throne. As their symbols were a red rose for Lancaster and a white rose for York, the conflict became known as the Wars of the Roses. During this time, the house of York came to dominate England. At its heart were three charismatic brothers?King Edward IV, and his two younger siblings George and Richard?who became the figureheads of a spectacular ruling dynasty. Together, they looked invincible. But with Edward?s ascendancy the brothers began to turn on one another, unleashing a catastrophic chain of rebellion, vendetta, fratricide, usurpation, and regicide. The brutal end came at Bosworth Field in 1485, with the death of the youngest, then Richard III, at the hands of a new usurper, Henry Tudor, later Henry VII, progenitor of the Tudor line of monarchs. Fascinating, dramatic, and filled with vivid historical detail, The Brothers York is a brilliant account of a conflict that fractured England for a generation. Riven by internal rivalries, jealousy, and infighting, the three York brothers failed to sustain their power and instead self-destructed. It is a rich and bloody tale as gripping as any historical fiction
Biography type
contains biographical information
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DLC
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Penn, Thomas
Dewey number
942.04
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
  • genealogical tables
Index
index present
LC call number
DA250
LC item number
.P46 2020
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
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  • York, House of
  • Edward
  • Richard
  • Clarence, George
  • Clarence, George
  • Edward
  • Richard
  • York, House of
  • Great Britain
  • Great Britain
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The brothers York : a royal tragedy, Thomas Penn
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Copyright
Note
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2019 by Penguin Random House UK."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
  • cri
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xxiii, 660 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates (1-33)
Isbn
9781451694178
Lccn
2019045050
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations, genealogical table, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)on1124319288
Label
The brothers York : a royal tragedy, Thomas Penn
Publication
Copyright
Note
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2019 by Penguin Random House UK."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
  • cri
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xxiii, 660 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates (1-33)
Isbn
9781451694178
Lccn
2019045050
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations, genealogical table, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)on1124319288

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