The Wars of the Roses (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Pollard, Anthony James

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This collection of nine essays (including the introduction) by leading British scholars addresses recent debates concerning the Wars of the Roses, especially their origins and the balance between self-interest and principle in the motivation of the participants. The collection brings these issues forward for the consideration of sixth-form and undergraduate students. While offering a summation of current viewpoints, the collection also offers new interpretations on several points.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 1995
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781349241309
• Artikelnr.: 54250341

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Society, Politics and the Wars of the Roses; A.J. Pollard.- The Sources; M.A. Hicks.- The Economic Context; R.H. Britnell.- The Origins of the Wars of the Roses; K.R. Dockray.- Personality and Politics; R.E. Horrox.- The Church and the Wars of the Roses; R.G. Davies.- The Wars of the Roses in European Context; C.S.L. Davies.- The Visual Culture of Fifteenth Century England; C.F. Richmond.- List of Abbreviations.- Bibliography.- Notes and References.- Notes on Contributors.- Index.