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The Family of Richard III
Michael Hicks
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Description for The Family of Richard III
Paperback. Richard's family was his making and undoing.. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
The Wars of the Roses were quarrels within the Plantagenet family, of which Richard's dynasty, the House of York, was one branch. They were about family trees - the capacity of family relationships both to unite and to divide - and notoriously about the slaughter of cousins, in-laws, brothers, and nephews. The House of York won the first war, with Richard's elder brother becoming king as Edward IV. The 1460s are about the explosion of King Edward IV's family - his brothers (including Richard), his wife and in-laws, and his own offspring - and end in a ... Read more
The Wars of the Roses were quarrels within the Plantagenet family, of which Richard's dynasty, the House of York, was one branch. They were about family trees - the capacity of family relationships both to unite and to divide - and notoriously about the slaughter of cousins, in-laws, brothers, and nephews. The House of York won the first war, with Richard's elder brother becoming king as Edward IV. The 1460s are about the explosion of King Edward IV's family - his brothers (including Richard), his wife and in-laws, and his own offspring - and end in a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445660158
SKU
V9781445660158
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Ref
99-39
About Michael Hicks
Michael Hicks is Professor of History at King Alfred's College, Winchester. He has written extensively on medieval England and is regarded by many as the leading expert on the Yorkist dynasty. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He lives in Taunton.
Reviews for The Family of Richard III
`The greatest living expert on Richard III'
BBC History Magazine `Michael Hicks' greatest strength is in his eye for detail and ability to discern order from the chaos of the detail'
History: Journal of the Historical Association
BBC History Magazine `Michael Hicks' greatest strength is in his eye for detail and ability to discern order from the chaos of the detail'
History: Journal of the Historical Association