The Woodvilles: The Wars of the Roses and England's Most Infamous Family - Brossura

Higginbotham

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ISBN 10: 0750960787 ISBN 13: 9780750960786

Casa editrice: The History Press, 2015

Riassunto

From an acclaimed historical fiction author comes the first nonfiction book on the notorious and perennially popular Woodville family, investigatingsuch controversial issues as the fate of the Princes in the Tower and witchcraft allegations against Elizabeth and her mother

In 1464, the most eligible bachelor in England, Edward IV, stunned the nation by revealing his secret marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, a beautiful, impoverished widow whose father and brother Edward himself had once ridiculed as upstarts. Edward's controversial match brought his queen's large family to court and into the thick of the Wars of the Roses. This is the story of the family whose fates would be inextricably intertwined with the fall of the Plantagenets and the rise of the Tudors: Richard, the squire whose marriage to a duchess would one day cost him his head; Jacquetta, mother to the queen and accused witch; Elizabeth, the commoner whose royal destiny would cost her three of her sons; Anthony, the scholar and jouster who was one of Richard III's first victims; and Edward, whose military exploits would win him the admiration of Ferdinand and Isabella. This history includes little-known material such as private letters and wills.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Susan Higginbotham is a novelist with a particular interest in medieval and Tudor history. Her first novel,The Traitor’s Wife, won the gold medal for historical/military fiction in the 2008 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Awards.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: The History Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0750960787
• ISBN 13: 9780750960786
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 232