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The Wars of the Roses

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  • Fully updated version of a standard short introduction, revised to take into account the results of research and debate over the past twelve years
    Offers the student a succinct narrative of a muchstudied period in British history
    Provides an overview of the character, causes, impact and interpretation of the wars

Part of the book series: British History in Perspective (BHP)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Introduction

    • A. J. Pollard
    Pages 1-4
  3. The Wars in History

    • A. J. Pollard
    Pages 5-18
  4. The Course of the Wars

    • A. J. Pollard
    Pages 19-40
  5. The Causes of the Wars

    • A. J. Pollard
    Pages 41-67
  6. The Impact of the Wars

    • A. J. Pollard
    Pages 68-86
  7. The Aftermath of the Wars

    • A. J. Pollard
    Pages 87-96
  8. The European Context of the Wars

    • A. J. Pollard
    Pages 97-107
  9. Conclusion

    • A. J. Pollard
    Pages 108-111
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 113-141

About this book

The civil wars of the first half of the fifteenth century still stand in the popular imagination as the period of greatest anarchy in English history. While historians have long taken a more measured view, controversy still surrounds their interpretation.

In this revised edition of his revaluation of the Wars of the Roses, A. J. Pollard has incorporated into the text the product of new research and consideration of the debates which have emerged since the book was first published in 1988. These include the new stress on 'constitutional' history, intensified dispute about the origins of the wars, and recent reinterpretations of the careers of some of the principal personalities.

In a topic which has become more contested in the last decade of the twentieth century, this introduction offers a succinct narrative, a review of the historiography and an overview of the problems of interpretation of the character, causes, impact and consequences of the wars which periodically disrupted England between 1459 and 1487.

About the author

A. J. POLLARD is Professor of History at the University of Teesside.

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