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  • The Rose, the Bastard and the Saint King

    The Murder of Henry VI

    by A.W. Boardman ...
    'A.W. Boardman's latest book is another triumph of careful research, insight and feel for his subject. It''s also very readable. For me, this is the best book currently available on the period.' – John Simpson, BBC NewsThe Siege of London on 12–14 May 1471 is a largely forgotten episode in the Wars of the Roses, but its implications were so far-reaching that the fate of the Lancastrian dynasty was ... Read more

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  • St Albans 1455

    The Anatomy of a Battle

    by A.W. Boardman ...
    For many years the first battle of St Albans was regarded as a 'short scuffle in the street'. A.W. Boardman, the author of Towton 1461: The Anatomy of a Battle, proves this was not the case. Indeed, the battle was unique and a significant event in England's medieval history.The street fighting was widespread, the town was pillaged in the aftermath, Henry VI was almost killed, and the battle's ... Read more

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  • The Medieval Soldier in the Wars of the Roses

    Men Who Fought the Wars of the Roses

    by A.W. Boardman ...
    'An essential part of the library for anyone interested in the great political and military upheavals in the 15th century.' – Graeme Rimer, Retired Former Academic Director of the Royal Armouries' A creditable effort to examine a neglected aspect of medieval warfare.' – Jim Bradbury, Cambridge University Press' Everything you need to know about being a soldier in the Wars of the Roses.' – The ... ... Read more

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  • Hotspur

    Henry Percy: Medieval Rebel

    by A.W. Boardman ...
    'This book should be in your hands!' – Medieval History Magazine' A detailed and readable account of Hotspur's life that conveys a sense of the endemic violence of the Border Marches.' – Northern History'Boardman has studied the battlefields of Otterburn, Homildon Hill and Shrewsbury and combines knowledge of terrain, weapons, and tactics with contemporary narratives to produce feasible ... Read more

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  • Towton 1461

    The Anatomy of a Battle

    by A.W. Boardman ...
    'Towton, the bloodbath that changed the course of our history . . . an invaluable book.' - A.A. Gill, The Sunday Times Magazine.'Boardman has unrivalled knowledge of the ground and the record, such as it is, of the battle fought there.' - Times Higher Education Supplement.'an admirably comprehensive account' - Yorkshire Post.' ***a marvel of evocation.***' - Robe... ... Read more

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  • Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses

    by David Santiuste ...
    This fascinating account of an unsung English monarch and military leader is "a pleasing and well-informed appraisal of the first Yorkist king" (Dr. Michael Jones, author of Bosworth 1485: Psychology of a Battle).Indisputably the most effective general of the Wars of the Roses in fifteenth-century England, King Edward IV died in his bed, undefeated in battle. Yet he has never been accorded the ... Read more

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  • Towton

    The Battle of Palm Sunday Field 1461

    by John Sadler ...
    This medieval military history uses archeological research to shed new light on this significant and bloody battle in the Wars of the Roses.The battle at Towton in Yorkshire on March 29th, 1461, was a major turning point in the Wars of the Roses. It was also the largest, longest fought, and bloodiest day in English medieval history. In terms of the number of troops involved, the ruthlessness of ... Read more

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  • Owain Glyndŵr - The Story of the Last Prince of Wales

    The Story of the Last Prince of Wales

    by Terry Breverton ...
    If it had not been for Owain Glyndŵrs 15-year struggle against overwhelming odds, the Welsh would not have survived as Europes oldest nation. His war is the defining era in the history of Wales.Yet Glyndŵr is hardly known a cultured, literate warrior who was never betrayed or captured and vanished into history.No less than six separate invasions were beaten back by Glyndŵrs army of volunteers ... Read more

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  • War for the Throne

    The Battle of Shrewsbury, 1403

    by John Barratt ...
    Series series Campaign Chronicles
    "Paints a vivid picture of such battles as Pilleth in Wales, Homildon Hill in Scotland and of course Shrewsbury, so bloodily fought at Battlefield." — Shropshire WeekendThe opening years of the fifteenth century saw one of the most bitterly contested political and military convulsions in the history of the British Isles, a conflict that is too-often overlooked by military historians. Henry IV, who ... Read more

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  • Richard III and the Bosworth Campaign

    by Peter Hammond ...
    On 22 August 1485 the forces of the Yorkist king Richard III and his Lancastrian opponent Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond clashed at Bosworth Field in Leicestershire in one of the decisive battles of English history. Richard was defeated and killed. Henry took the crown as Henry VII, established the Tudor dynasty and set English history on a new course. For the last 500 years this, the most famous ... Read more

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  • The Tower of London

    The Biography

    by Stephen Porter ...
    The Tower of London is an icon of England’s history. William the Conqueror built the White Tower after his invasion and conquest in 1066 to dominate London, and it has become infamous as a place of torture, execution and murder. The deaths of royals attracted most attention: the murder of the Princes in the Tower, the beheading of Henry VIII’s wives Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard, and Lady Jane ... Read more

    $8.59 USD

  • Edward I's Conquest of Wales

    by Sean Davies ...
    A study of medieval warfare and a formative event in the history of Britain.Edward I's conquest of Wales has not been the subject of a scholarly book for over a century. Research has advanced since then, changing our perception of the medieval military mind and shining fresh light on the key characters involved in the conquest. That is why Sean Davies's absorbing new study is so timely and ... Read more

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