Title:
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BARNET - 1471
DEATH OF THE KINGMAKER |
By: |
David Clark |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£12.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1844152367 |
ISBN 13: |
9781844152360 |
Publisher: |
PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD |
Pub. date: |
19 October, 2006 |
Pages: |
160 |
Description: |
In a bloody encounter, the two armies fought to resolve a bitter dynastic dispute that had already fuelled 20 years of war. Warwick's death and Edward's victory changed the course of English history. This guide to the battle gives an account of the fighting and intrigue that led to it, providing a tour of Battlefield. |
Synopsis: |
On 14 April 1471 the forces of Lancaster under the Earl of Warwick and those of York under Edward IV clashed at Barnet in Hertfordshire in one of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses. In a bloody encounter the two armies fought to resolve a bitter dynastic dispute that had already fuelled twenty years of war. Warwick's death and Edward's victory changed the course of English history.In this new guide to the battle, David Clark, one of the leading battlefield historians, gives a gripping account of the fighting and of the intrigue that led to it, and he provides a full tour of the battlefield itself. |
Illustrations: |
100 b/w illustrations |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Military |
Returns: |
Returnable |