Encyclopedia Of The Wars Of The Roses

Author : John A. Wagner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2001-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781576075753

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Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses by John A. Wagner Pdf

This authoritative A–Z encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses provides accurate and concise descriptions of the major battles and events and the principal historical figures and issues involved. For centuries, historians agreed about the Wars of the Roses, seeing them as four decades of medieval darkness and chaos, when the royal family and the nobility destroyed themselves fighting for control of the royal government. Even Shakespeare got into the act, dramatizing, popularizing, and darkening this viewpoint in eight plays. Today, based on new research, this has become one of the most hotly controversial periods in English history. Historians disagree on fundamental issues, such as dates and facts, as well as interpretation. Most argue that the effects of the wars were not as widespread as once thought, and some see the traditional view of the era as merely Tudor propaganda. A few even claim that England during the late 15th century was "a society organized for peace." Historian John A. Wagner brings readers up to date on the latest research and thinking about this crucial period of England's history.

Author : Christine Carpenter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1997-11-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0521318742

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The Wars of the Roses by Christine Carpenter Pdf

This is a new interpretation of English politics during the extended period beginning with the majority of Henry VI in c. 1437 up to the accession of Henry VII in 1509. The later fifteenth century in England is a somewhat baffling and apparently incoherent period which historians and history students have found consistently difficult to handle. The large-scale 'revisionism' inspired by the classic work of K. B. McFarlane led to the first real work on politics, both national and local, but has left the period in a disjointed state: much material has been unearthed, but without any real sense of direction or coherence. This book places the events of the century within a clearly delineated framework of constitutional structures, practices and expectations, in an attempt to show the meaning of the apparently frenetic and purposeless political events which occurred within that framework - and which sometimes breached it. At the same time it takes cognisance of all the work that has been done on the period, including recent and innovative work on Henry VI.

Author : Evelyn Everett-Green
Publisher : Litres
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785040827480

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In the Wars of the Roses: A Story for the Young by Evelyn Everett-Green Pdf

Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216140733

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The Roots and Consequences of Civil Wars and Revolutions by Spencer C. Tucker Pdf

This book treats 30 important civil wars and revolutions across the world, including Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East, covering a broad swath of recorded history from ancient times to the present. Human history as a whole results from social changes, technological advances, and evolutions in thinking and religion—all of which often lead to wars and conflicts. Behind each major war are myriad interrelated causes. This book examines 30 of the most significant civil wars and revolutions in recorded history, from ancient times to the modern era, identifying the origins, consequences, and subtle impacts of many of these conflicts that are still being felt today. A comprehensive overview essay as well as explanations of the causes and consequences of each conflict give readers the context needed to understand the importance of these seminal events. Additional learning tools include a detailed timeline that sets all of the key events in the conflict in the proper context, maps of several of the key battles that help readers visualize the strategies of both sides, and a lengthy bibliography that offers a wealth of options to students looking to investigate any of the conflicts further.

Author : Jack Robert Lander
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : OCLC:1245896912

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The Wars of the Roses by Jack Robert Lander Pdf

Author : Tom Lewis
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612008882

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Medieval Military Combat by Tom Lewis Pdf

A concise and entertaining explanation of how other accounts, and popular culture such as films, have misrepresented medieval warfare. We don't know how medieval soldiers fought. Did they just walk forward in their armor smashing each other with their maces and poleaxes for hours on end, as depicted on film and in programs such as Game of Thrones? They could not have done so. It is impossible to fight in such a manner for more than several minutes as exhaustion becomes a preventative factor. Indeed, we know more of how the Roman and Greek armies fought than we do of the 1300 to 1550 period. So how did medieval soldiers in the War of the Roses, and in the infantry sections of battles such as Agincourt and Towton, carry out their grim work? Medieval Military Combat shows, for the first time, the techniques of such battles. It also breaks new ground in establishing medieval battle numbers as highly exaggerated, and that we need to look again at the accounts of actions such as the famous Battle of Towton, which this work uses as a basic for its overall study.

Author : Simon Hall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135934859

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The Hutchinson Illustrated Encyclopedia of British History by Simon Hall Pdf

The Hutchinson Illustrated Encyclopedia of British History is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the people, events, and ideas that have shaped Britain from prehistory to the present day. The editors have also sought to convey the truth that history is more than simply a compilation of facts from the past. The editors have included as much factual information as possible in each A-Z entry, and numerous tables and statistics are included, as well as many specially-created maps and plans. The chronological relationships of past events and lives are conveyed through various detailed subject chronologies (attached to the relevant A-Z entries). A large thematic chronology, following the A-Z text, provides a visual reference to the relationship between the events of British/Irish history and events elsewhere in the world. And the cultural context of as many entries as possible has been brought to life via a wide range of illustrations, which provide a wealth of visual detail and, often, a key to past conceptions. Interspersed in the text are 21 specially commissioned, extended feature articles from noted historians that provide the analysis and the sense of the broad sweep of history that would otherwise be impossible to convey in an A-Z reference book.

Author : Peter Burley,Michael Elliott,Harvey Watson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473819030

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The Battles of St Albans by Peter Burley,Michael Elliott,Harvey Watson Pdf

St Albans is unique in having been the site of two pivotal battles during the Wars of the Roses, yet this is the first book-length account to have been published. It offers a gripping account of the fighting, and of the politics and intrigue that led to it, and it incorporates the results of the latest research. The authors also plot the events of over 500 years ago onto the twenty-first century landscape of St Albans so that the visitor can retrace the course of each battle on the present-day ground.

Author : John Edgar
Publisher : Litres
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785040758302

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The Wars of the Roses by John Edgar Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:958749688

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Wars of the Roses by Anonim Pdf

Author : John A. Wagner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216162674

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Voices of the Renaissance by John A. Wagner Pdf

The documents in this collection trace the course of the Renaissance in Italy and northern Europe, describing the emergence of a vibrant and varied intellectual and artistic culture in various states, cities, and kingdoms. Voices of the Renaissance: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life contains excerpts from 52 different documents relating to the period of European history known as the Renaissance. In the 14th century, the rise of humanism, a philosophy based on the study of the languages, literature, and material culture of ancient Greece and Rome, led to a sense of revitalization and renewal among the city-states of northern Italy. The political development and economic expansion of those cities provided the ideal conditions for humanist scholarship to flourish. This period of literary, artistic, architectural, and cultural flowering is today known as the Renaissance, a term taken from the French and meaning "rebirth." The Italian Renaissance reached its height in the 15th and early 16th centuries. In the 1490s, the ideals of the Italian Renaissance spread north of the Alps and gave rise to a series of national cultural rebirths in various states. In many places, this Northern Renaissance extended into the 17th century, when war and religious discord put an end to the Renaissance era.

Author : John A. Wagner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798216075783

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Documents of the Reformation by John A. Wagner Pdf

An engaging and accurate introduction to the Protestant Reformation, told in the words of those who led it, opposed it, and lived it. The Protestant Reformation was a pivotal event in world history and religion. Documents of the Reformation collects more than 60 primary documents that shed light on the personalities, issues, ideas, and events of the 16th-century upheaval and will help readers to understand how and why the Protestant Reformation began and transpired as it did. The book is divided into 12 sections on topics such as indulgences, persecution, and women in the Reformation, each of which offers five document selections. Detailed introductions preceding the documents put them into historical context and explain why they are important, while a general introduction and chronology help readers to understand the Reformation in broad terms and to see causal connections. Bibliographies of current print and digital resources attend each document, and a general bibliography lists seminal works on the Reformation.

Author : John A. Wagner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216162667

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Voices of the Reformation by John A. Wagner Pdf

This fascinating collection of primary source documents furnishes the accounts—in their own words—of those who initiated, advanced, or lived through the Reformation. Starting in 1500, Europe transformed from a united Christendom into a continent bitterly divided between Catholicism and Protestantism by the end of the century. This illuminating text reveals what happened during that period by presenting the social, religious, economic, political, and cultural life of the European Reformation of the 16th century in the words of those who lived through it. Detailed and comprehensive, the work includes 60 primary source documents that shed light on the character, personalities, and events of that time and provides context, questions, and activities for successfully incorporating these documents into academic research and reading projects. A special section provides guidelines for better evaluating and understanding primary documents. Topics include late medieval religion, Martin Luther, reformation in Germany and the Peasants' War, the rise of Calvinism, and the English Reformation.

Author : Charles Derek Ross
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : 050027407X

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The Wars of the Roses by Charles Derek Ross Pdf

An illustrated narrative of the events, and analysis of the personalities, involved in the dynastic struggle between the forces of Lancaster and those of York for the English throne

Author : Evelyn Everett-Green
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1008082965

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Wars of Roses by Evelyn Everett-Green Pdf