Wars Of The Roses (Introductions to History)

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 7
CHAPTER ONE The problem......Page 14
The war in France......Page 27
The personal rule of Henry VI, 1437–1450......Page 28
The attack on Henry VI, 1450–56......Page 29
The Lancastrian recovery? 1456–59......Page 31
The triumph of York......Page 32
The consolidation of the victory at Towton......Page 34
The establishment of Yorkist government......Page 35
The breakdown with Warwick......Page 36
The years of crisis, 1469–71......Page 37
The second reign of Edward IV, 1471–83......Page 41
Epilogue, 1485–99......Page 46
CHAPTER 3 The social and political situation in the fifteenth century......Page 48
CHAPTER 4 The problem of authority in the middle ages......Page 59
The personal government of Henry VI......Page 66
The first reign of Edward IV, 1461–70......Page 70
The troubles of Richard III......Page 75
Conclusion......Page 77
Epilogue: the Tudor solution......Page 79
References......Page 84
Further Reading......Page 87
Index......Page 89