The Wars of the Roses
Contributors: Gerry Embleton (Illustrator)
Series: Men at Arms Series, 145
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: November 24, 1983
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780850455205
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1000 to c 1500; Medieval; History - Military / War; History: World; England; Military - General; Military Science; History / Military / General
First sentence: The civil war known as the Wars of the Roses were fought between Yorkshire and Lancashire, identified by white and red roses respectively, and lasted thirty bloody years, inflicting great damage to the land its people and killing so many of the aristocracy that a new nobility had to be created in the reign of Henry VII-a good king who brought peace and prosperity to his kingdom, unlike his predecessor, the usurper Richard III, who stole the throne by deceit and foul murders.