The Last White Rose: The Secret Wars of the Tudors - Hardcover

The Last White Rose. The Secret Wars of the Tudors.

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Buchbeschreibung Zustand: Gut. XVII, 413 p.: Ill. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - minimal bestoßen und berieben, sonst sehr guter Zustand / minimally scuffed and rubbed, otherwise very good condition. - A BRILLIANT NEW INTERPRETATION OF PERHAPS THE MOST DRAMATIC PERIOD IN BRITISH HISTORY: THE LANCASTER VICTORY AND THE TUDOR DYNASTY The Wars of the Roses, one of the most thrilling periods of British history, didn't end at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Despite the death of Richard III and Henry Vil's victory, the conflict continued underground into the following century with plots, pretenders, and subterfuge by the ousted White Rose faction. In a brand new interpretation of this turning point in history, acclaimed historian Desmond Seward retells the story of the Tudors' seizure of the throne and reveals that for many years the succession was far from secure. Seward challenges the way we look at the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII. He explains why there were so many Yorkist pretenders and conspiracies, and why the new dynasty had such difficulty establishing itself. This is the story' of King Richard's nephews, the Earl of Warwick and the little known de la Pole brothers, all of whom had the support of dangerous enemies overseas. This is also the story of an England dramatically' divided when the lowly Perkin Warbeck skilfully impersonated one of the princes in the tower in order to claim the right to the throne. Warwick's surviving sister Margaret also became the desperate focus of hopes that the White Rose would be reborn. This colorful and authoritative narrative also offers a new perspective on why Henry VIII, constantly threatened by treachery, real or imagined and desperate to secure his power with a male heir became such a vicious tyrant. / CONTENTS: Genealogical tables: 1. The Royal Descent of the de la Poles and the Courtenays 2. The Royal Descent of the Poles Acknowledgements Overview: The White Rose, 1485-1547 Part 1 Henry VII and the White Rose 1. Autumn 1485: this woeful season 2. Easter 1486: Lord Lovell and the Stafford Brothers 3. Early 1487: Margaret of York 4. Summer 1487: Stoke Field 5. Winter 1489-90: The Conscience of Abbot Sant 6. Winter 1491-Autumn 1494: One of the Princes in the Tower? 7. January 1495: The Lord Chamberlain is a Traitor 8. Summer 1495: The Yorkist Invasion 9. Autumn 1495-Summer 1497: The Scots and the Cornish 10. March 1496: The Grand Prior Plans to Poison the King 11. September 1497: Cornwall Rises for Richard IV 12. Autumn 1499: Bringing Down a Curse 13. Autumn 1499: Edmund de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk 14. Summer 1501: White Rose and White King 15. September 1504: A Conversation about the Future 16. Winter 1505-6: An Ill Wind Part 2 Henry VIII and the White Rose 17. Spring 1509: A Yorkist Tudor? 18. 1513-21: A King over the Water 19. 1519-Autumn 1520: The Duke of Buckingham 20. Winter 1520-Spring 1521: A Giant Traitor 21. Winter 1524-5: A White Rose Dies 22. 1525-35: The White Rose Party 23. 1533-4: Rebellion? 24. 1535-6: The Lady Mary and the White Rose 25. Summer 1535: A New White Rose? 26. Autumn 1536: The Pilgrimage of Grace 27. Spring-Summer 1537: Mr Pole s Traitorous Practises 28. Autumn 1538: The Exeter Conspiracy 29. Winter 1538-Summer 1539: Cardinal Pole s Last Throw 30. May 1541: The Death of the Last Plantagenet 31. Winter 1546-7: Henry VHI s Final Phobia Epilogue Chronology Abbreviations Bibliography Notes Index. ISBN 9781605985497 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 788 Originalhardcover with dust jacket. Artikel-Nr. 1168570

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