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Warwick the Kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame during the War of the Roses
A J Pollard
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Description for Warwick the Kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame during the War of the Roses
Hardcover. Warwick the Kingmaker was a 15th-century celebrity; a military hero, self-publicist and populist. For twelve years, he was the arbiter of English politics, not hesitating to set up and put down kings. This work offers a fresh assessment of the man whose nickname has become synonymous with power broking. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 colour illustrations, 1 bw illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 592.
Warwick the Kingmaker was a fifteenth-century celebrity; a military hero, self-publicist and populist. For twelve years, he was the arbiter of English politics, not hesitating to set up and put down kings. In the dominant strand of recent English historical writing, Warwick is condemned as a man who hindered the development of the modern state, and yet in earlier centuries he was admired as an exemplar of true nobility who defied the centralising tendencies of the crown. A. J. Pollard offers a fresh assessment, to which neither approach is entirely appropriate, of the man whose nickname has become synonymous with ... Read more
Warwick the Kingmaker was a fifteenth-century celebrity; a military hero, self-publicist and populist. For twelve years, he was the arbiter of English politics, not hesitating to set up and put down kings. In the dominant strand of recent English historical writing, Warwick is condemned as a man who hindered the development of the modern state, and yet in earlier centuries he was admired as an exemplar of true nobility who defied the centralising tendencies of the crown. A. J. Pollard offers a fresh assessment, to which neither approach is entirely appropriate, of the man whose nickname has become synonymous with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847251824
SKU
V9781847251824
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About A J Pollard
A.J. Pollard was professor of history at the University of Teesside until his retirement. His research focussed on the economic, social and political history of fifteenth-century England. His many books include Fifteenth-Century England, Richard III and the Princes in the Tower and The Wars of the Roses.
Reviews for Warwick the Kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame during the War of the Roses
"Splendid" - Southern History "No wonder the 'Warwick phenomenon' so facinates A.J.Pollard and analysis its origins, nature and significance provide the central core of his splendidly readable book." - The Ricardian
Keith Dockray "an illuminating and thought-provoking volume" BBC History Magazine, 1 December 2007
Ian Mortimer "...Pollard lucidly and succinctly illuminates many topics, challenges many ... Read more
Keith Dockray "an illuminating and thought-provoking volume" BBC History Magazine, 1 December 2007
Ian Mortimer "...Pollard lucidly and succinctly illuminates many topics, challenges many ... Read more