The Wars of the Roses: Peace and Conflict in Fifteenth-Century England

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It was the period when the French beat the English and the English fought among themselves. Traditional historians have glossed over it considering it the time that wrecked Britains military greatness. But Gillingham elegantly separates myth from reality arguing that paradoxically the wars actually proved how peaceful the country was. His gifted graphic description makes this exciting and dramatic throughout. "Incisively written and highly readable."--Sunday Times. "Gillingham informs us...with such verve with and intelligence that we are left dazzled and delighted."--History.