21%OFF
Fatal Colours: Towton, 1461 - England's Most Brutal Battle
George Goodwin
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Fatal Colours: Towton, 1461 - England's Most Brutal Battle
Paperback. Gripping account of the Wars of the Roses battle of Towton - the most brutal day in English history. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
A gripping account of the Wars of the Roses battle of Towton - the most brutal day in English history.
'Vivid, humane and superbly researched' David Starkey
'The story has never been told so well or so excitingly' Desmond Seward
The Battle of Towton in 1461 was unique in its ferocity and brutality, as the armies of two kings of England engaged with murderous weaponry and in appalling conditions to conclude the first War of the Roses. Variously described as the largest, longest and bloodiest battle on English soil, Towton was fought with little chance of escape and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753828175
SKU
V9780753828175
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About George Goodwin
George Goodwin is a history graduate of Cambridge, where he was awarded a Foundation exhibition. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. You can follow George Goodwin on Twitter at https://twitter.com/GeorgeGoodwin1 and visit his website for more information www.georgegoodwin.com.
Reviews for Fatal Colours: Towton, 1461 - England's Most Brutal Battle
Fatal Colours is more thank a book about one battle, vivid, humane and superbly researched though it is. It is an account of a moment of profound crisis in English politics
David Starkey A fantastic historical account of how one man's incompetence put so many at risk
BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH
A sobering, revealing ... Read more
David Starkey A fantastic historical account of how one man's incompetence put so many at risk
BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH
A sobering, revealing ... Read more