| The Lost Kings: Lancaster, York and Tudor Contributor(s): Licence, Amy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0750969989 ISBN-13: 9780750969987 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $32.36 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (1.60 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The century spanning the wars of the roses and the reigns of the Tudor kings was a volatile time of battle and bloodshed, execution and unexpected illness. Life could be nasty, brutish, and short. Some met their end in battle, others were dragged to the block, losing everything for daring to aspire to the throne. Some were lost in mysterious circumstances, like Edward V, the elder of the Princes in the Tower. But the majority of these young men died in their teens, on the brink of manhood. They represent the lost paths of history, the fascinating "what-ifs" of the houses of York and Tudor. They also diverted the route of dynastic inheritance, with all the complicated implications that brings, passing power into unlikely hands. This book examines 10 such figures, using their lives to build a narrative of this savage century. |