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A Brief History of the Wars of the Roses
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- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A classic account of the bloody rivalry between the dynasties of York and Lancaster for the throne of England. During the 15th century England was split in a bloody conflict between the Houses of York and Lancaster over who should claim the crown. The civil wars consumed the whole nation in a series of battles that eventually saw the Tudor dynasty take power.
In A Brief History of the Wars of the Roses, Desmond Seward tells the story of this complex and dangerous period of history through the lives of five men and women who experienced the conflict firsthand. In a gripping narrative the personal trials of the principal characters interweave with the major events and personalities of one of the most significant turning points in British history.
Desmond Seward was born in Paris and educated at St Catherine's College, Cambridge. He is the author of numerous studies and biographies.
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- Matt
- 04-03-2018
Highly recommended
I really enjoyed this title and the voice of the reader. It is probably true that if you are not already familiar with the Wars of the Roses and its main actors that you may get a little lost. The author does assume that the reader knows the key events of the period and the various rulers and their allies and antagonists, and also Shakespeare’s portrayal of them. If you have that minimum starting point I think you will enjoy this book. Part of its appeal is that it frequently talks back to Shakespeare’s portrayals of the period’s key actors as heroes and villains and the extent to which such portrayals were a product of Shakespeare’s Tudor world. You’ll also get nice overviews of modern scholarly debates about the period, and also asides about revisionist movements like the Ricardians, in addition to the author’s own perspective which is woven out of an account of the lives of some of the period’s key side players, like William Hastings and Margaret Beaufort. Granted, some of the voices the reader uses to portray various actors were not the best, but the reader's own standard voice was excellent. Overall this was entertaining and easy to listen to. Highly recommended.
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