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Desmond Seward.
The Wars of the Roses and the Lives of Five Men and Women in the Fifteenth Century.
Published London: Robinson, 2002 (previously issued by Constable, 1995).
ISBN 1841194247;
ISBN-13: 9781841194240.
Binding: paperback, perfect bound.
Size: 129x196x28mm.
Page count: xxxvi,412pp inc. 21 monochrome illustrations, plus 8 pages of colour plates.
Main language: English.
Overall condition good: corners a bit curled; the spine is not creased from reading.


This item £4.50
plus P&P £3.00 within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

[Publisher’s price £9.99]
Weight without packaging: 391g.

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The five being, specifically, William Hastings, John De Vere, Earl of Oxford, Margaret Beaufort, Dr John Morton, and Jane Shore. The book focuses on these to create a social history of the period, so there’s also a 12-page "Who’s Who" of other people who find their way into the story.


See also | Wars of the Roses |

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