Fatal Rivalry: Flodden 1513 - Henry VIII, James IV and the Battle for Renaissance Britain

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George Goodwin

Fatal Rivalry

Flodden 1513 - Henry VIII, James IV and the Battle for Renaissance Britain

George Goodwin

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Phoenix
30 September 2014

History; British & Irish history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Military history; Battles & campaigns

The first in-depth examination of the Battle of Flodden, the biggest and bloodiest in British history. This book captures the importance of the key players in the story - the kings and their respective queens, their nobles, diplomats and generals - as the rivalry brought the two countries inexorably to war. Fatefully, it would be an error by James, that most charismatic of commanders, and in the thick of engagement, that would make him the last British king to fall in battle, would condemn the bulk of his nobility to a similarly violent death and settle his country's fate.

By: George Goodwin
Imprint: Phoenix
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9781780221366
ISBN 10: 1780221363
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 30 September 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

George Goodwin is a history graduate of Cambridge, where he was awarded a foundation exhibition. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and of the Royal Society of Arts. He lives in Kew.

Reviews for Fatal Rivalry: Flodden 1513 - Henry VIII, James IV and the Battle for Renaissance Britain

The Wars of the Roses have attracted many historians: some deal in the technicalities of military strategy; some chronicle the lives of the chief protagonists. Much rarer is the ability to combine all three - but Goodwin has pulled it off in this page-turning read - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH FATAL COLOURS is more than a book about one battle, vivid, humane and superbly researched though it is. It is an account of a moment of profound crisis in English politics This is a clear account of a great if doomed attempt by the Scots to free themselves from English domination. Good timing - SUNDAY TIMES Goodwin's gripping narrative of the clash and its context makes plain that the modern and well-armed Scots, under the charismatic King James IV, might have turned the tide of our history - INDEPENDENT