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A. L. Rowse.
Bosworth Field and the Wars of the Roses.
Published London: The History Book Club, 1967 (reprints the 1966 Macmillan edn.)
[No ISBN].
Binding: hardback, stitch bound.
Printed in the UK.
Size: 157x239x35mm.
Page count: text xiv,317pp; plates 15pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair to good: the dustjacket on this copy is somewhat ragged at the edges and corners, and a rather yellowed with age, especially on its spine; page tops a bit dusty, but otherwise the book itself looks in good order, text appears to be free of marking.

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

Weight without packaging: 801g.

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Contents: Character & reign of Richard II; Revolution of 1399; Uneasy lies the head; Henry V, hero-king; Child-king — Henry VI; Richard of York & Margaret of Anjou; Wars of the Roses; Edward IV — Yorkist experiment; Yorkist rule; Richard III’s usurpation; Bosworth Field; Tudor sequel; Mirror of literature; Shakespeare’s vision of the conflict.

Notes: at end of book
Tables: no
Illustrations: 15 pages of monochrome plates
Maps & plans: 3
Genealogies: 1
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: no
Index: yes

See also | Wars of the Roses |
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