Edward IV, glorious son of York, Jeffrey James
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Label
Edward IV, glorious son of York, Jeffrey James
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
mapsillustrationsplates
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Edward IV
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Jeffrey James
Sub title
glorious son of York
Summary
Few English monarchs had to fight harder for the right to rule than King Edward IV - Shakespeare's glorious son of York. Cast in the true Plantagenet mould, over six feet tall, he was a naturally charismatic leader. Edward had the knack of seizing the initiative and winning battles and is free from the unflattering characterisations that plagued his brother, Richard III, having been portrayed as a good-looking and formidable military tactician. Described sometimes as reckless and profligate, all sources remark on his personal bravery. In the eleven years between 1460 and 1471 he fought five major battles in the Wars of the Roses. Three of them - Towton, Barnet and Tewkesbury - rank among the most decisive of the medieval period. This book covers Edward's family background, the Yorkist takeover and the drift to war. It charts the tensions created by the controversial Woodville marriage and Edward's deposition by the Earl of Warwick and subsequent exile
Target audience
adult
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