The War of the Roses: England 1450-1485

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Contents
Insight: A window into the fifteenth century
1 The Wars of the Roses: The essentials
	Insight: Nobles and gentry
	How to be an effective king
	Henry V
2 Why was London full of rebels in 1450?
	Insight: Historians’ changing views
	How do we know?
3 Why did fighting break out in 1455?
	Insight: Castles
	Margaret of Anjou
4 Why was Edward IV able to win the crown in 1461?
	Insight: The archaeology of Towton
	The view from 1461
	What happened next?
5 Is Professor Carpenter right about Edward IV?
6 Was Edward IV a success second time round?
7 How certain can we be about why Richard III took the crown?
	Insight: ‘The most untrue creature living’
8 Was Richard III defeated because of the disappearance of the Princes?
9 How influential was the role of other countries in the Wars of the Roses?
10 What impact did the Wars of the Roses really have?
Index
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Was Edward IV a success second time round