{"product_id":"a-guide-to-the-wars-of-the-roses-9781036120504","title":"A Guide to the Wars of the Roses","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo much has been written, and is still being written, about the Wars of the Roses  both in print and on the internet - that the interested student of history is in grave danger of being utterly overwhelmed. The key players in the conflict are very interesting personalities but they have become so distorted by caricature that they now appear as a procession of heroes and villains rather than living, breathing people.   The aim of AGuide to the Wars of the Roses is simple: to help the reader understand what happened and why during the great political upheaval of the fifteenth century. It describes the origins, nature and aftermath of the wars in short, accessible chapters and explains how the period can be divided into three separate, though related, political crises.   In describing the rise of Richard, Duke of York, in the mid-fifteenth century, the Guide traces how his rivalry with Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, ultimately led to the deposition of the hard-pressed, and wholly unsu","brand":"Pen \u0026 Sword Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577767301463,"sku":"9781036120504","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781036120504.jpg?v=1746096568","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-guide-to-the-wars-of-the-roses-9781036120504","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}