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The Wars of the Roses is history at its very best-swift and compelling, rich in character, pageantry, and drama, and vivid in its re-creation of an astonishi

The war between the royal Houses of Lancaster and York, the longest and most complex in British history, profoundly altered the course of the monarchy.Īlison Weir, one of the foremost authorities on the British royal family, brings brilliantly to life both the war itself and the historic figures who fought it on the great stage of England. Old noble names were ruined while rising dynasties seized power and lands. For much of the fifteenth century, these two families were locked in battle for control of the British throne. has perfected the art of bringing history to life." Oes a masterful job of leading the layman through the entwined family trees of England's powerful families and the many usurpers to the throne. Here, too, are the nobles who carried the conflict down through the generations - the Beauforts, the bastard descendants of John of Gaunt Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, known to his contemporaries as 'the Kingmaker' and the Yorkist King, Edward IV, a ruthless charmer who pledged his life to cause the downfall of the House of Lancaster. Here are the queens who changed history through their actions - the chic, unconventional Katherine of Valois, Henry V's queen the ruthless, social-climbing Elizabeth Wydville and, most crucially, Margaret of Anjou, a far tougher and more powerful character than her husband, Henry VI, and a central figure in the Wars of the Roses. Alison Weir brings brilliantly to life both the war itself and the historic figures who fought it on the great stage of England. The war between the royal Houses of Lancaster and York, the longest and most complex in British history, profoundly altered the course of the monarchy. For much of the fifteenth century these two families were locked in battle for control of the British monarchy.