Richard III and the Bosworth Campaign - Rilegato

Hammond, Peter

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1844152596 ISBN 13: 9781844152599

Casa editrice: Pen & Sword, 2010

Riassunto

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 battle of the Wars of the Roses, has excited passionate interest and continuing controversy.

Peter Hammond, in a vivid and perceptive account of the battle, retells the story of the tangled dynastic and personal rivalries that provoked the conflict, describes the preparations of the two converging armies and offers a gripping analysis of the contest itself. The latest documentary and archaeological evidence is considered, and the author weighs up the merits of conflicting interpretations of the battle and the battlefield. He also pays particular attention to the contrasting characters of Richard III and Henry Tudor, the villain and the victor of the drama, who are reconsidered as individuals and as commanders.

This lucid, authoritative and readable new history will be essential reading for anyone who is intrigued by the short, unhappy reign of Richard III and the trial of strength that destroyed him.

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L'autore:

Peter Hammond is a medieval historian and a leading authority on the reign of Richard III. For 30 years he was research officer of the Richard III Society and he is currently a vice president of the society. He is probably best-known for his books The Battles of Barnet and Tewkesbury and Food and Feast in Medieval England. With Dr Anne Sutton he wrote The Coronation of Richard III: The Extant Documents and Richard III: The Road to Bosworth Field. As an editor he has compiled a new edition of Historic Doubts on the Life of Richard the Third by Horace Walpole and The Betrayal of Richard III: An Introduction to the Controversy by V B Lamb. He has also written and contributed to many other books and magazines on medieval and local history.

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• Editore: Pen & Sword
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1844152596
• ISBN 13: 9781844152599
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 166