EDWARD IV AND THE WAR OF THE ROSES

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Based on contemporary sources and the latest scholarly research, this reassessment of Edward's military role, and of the Wars of the Roses in which he played such a vital part, gives a fascinating insight into Edward the man as well as the politics and fighting. Although Edward has not achieved the martial reputation of other warrior kings such as Henry V, perhaps because he fought his own people in a civil war, he was a formidable military leader whose strengths and subtlety have not been fully recognized. Includes 20 illustrations.