The Brothers York: A Royal Tragedy by Thomas Penn

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Vicious battles, powerful monarchs, and royal intrigue abound in thisgripping, complex, and sensational (Hilary Mantel) true story of the War of the Rosesa struggle among three brothers, two of whom became kings, and the inspiration for Shakespeares Richard III.In 15th-century England, two royal families, the House of York and the House of Lancaster, fought a bitter, decades-long civil war for the English throne. As their symbols were a red rose for Lancaster and a white rose for York, the conflict became known as the War of the Roses. During this time, the house of York came to dominate England. At its heart were three charismatic brothersKing Edward IV, and his two younger siblings George and Richardwho became the figureheads of a spectacular ruling dynasty. Together, they looked invincible. But with Edwards ascendancy, the brothers began to turn on one another, unleashing a catastrophic chain of rebellion, vendetta, fratricide, usurpation, and regicide. The brutal end came at Bosworth Field in 1485, with the death of the youngest, then Richard III, at the hands of a new usurper, Henry Tudor, later Henry VII, progenitor of the Tudor line of monarchs. The Brothers York recounts a conflict that fractured England for a generationwith masterly skill (The Wall Street Journal) in whichthe tragedy and brutality of the Wars of the Roses jumps out from every page (Financial Times). As gripping as any historical fiction, Thomas Penn paintsa dramatic portrait of 15th-century England...[and] brings keen understanding and a sharp eye for detail to his prodigiously researched, engrossing history of the decades-long fight between Lancaster and York (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
ISBN-13: 9781451694185

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