Blood Royal

The Wars of Lancaster and York, 1462-1485

Hugh Bicheno

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English

Head of Zeus
05 December 2016

England, 1462. The Yorkist Edward IV has been king for 3 years since his victory at Towton. The former Lancastrian king Henry VI languishes in the Tower. But Edward will soon alienate his backers by favouring the family of his ambitious wife, Elizabeth Woodville. And he will fall out with his chief supporter, Warwick 'the Kingmaker', with dire consequences. Blood Royal is the second part of a 2-volume history of the dynastic wars fought between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne from 1450 until 1485. Hugh Bicheno tells the story of the Wars of the Roses as an enthralling, character-driven saga of interwoven families, narrating each chapter from the point of view of a key player in the wider drama. Volume 2 describes three Lancastrian attempts to overthrow the Yorkists, and ends with the death of Edward's successor Richard III at Bosworth in 1485, and the accession of Henry VII and the Tudor dynasty.

By: Hugh Bicheno
Imprint: Head of Zeus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 143mm,
ISBN: 9781781859681
ISBN 10: 178185968X
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 05 December 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hugh Bicheno read history at Cambridge, and later joined the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). He is the author of Crescent and Cross: the Battle of Lepanto, Razor's Edge: the Unofficial History of the Falklands War and Elizabeth's Sea Dogs.

Reviews for Blood Royal: The Wars of Lancaster and York, 1462-1485

'Lucidly written and soundly researched, the book provides a highly readable overview of the bloodbath that ended the Plantagenet dynasty and wiped out a large proportion of the English aristocracy ... Strongly recommended' * BBC History *