{"product_id":"warwick-the-kingmaker-9780631235934","title":"Warwick the Kingmaker","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Now in paperback, a history of one of the most controversial personalities of fifteenth--century England, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick.  * The first full study of this powerful and compelling figure within the context of political life of late medieval England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thoroughly recommended to anyone wanting to make sense of the bloodbath in late medieval English history known as the Wars of the Roses.\" \u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Hicks' book will be the standard work on Warwick.\" \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A rewarding essay ... founded on comprehensive research and a profound knowledge of the era which none today can match.\" \u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"There is a great deal to admire in this book. It is shrewd and knowledgeable in its judgments, based on a tremendous amount of research, and has a lot of new and interesting things to say about the politics of mid-fifteenth century England.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Medieval Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Hicks has made another considerable contribution to our understanding of fifteenth-century England, and this book is sure to be widely read and vigorously discussed.\" \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlates vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenealogical Tables ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Legend of Warwick the Kingmaker 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Formative Years 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Pedigree and Patrimony 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Northern Roots 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Shaping the Future 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Earl of Warwick 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Warwick Inheritance Update 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Gathering the Spoils 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Effectively Earl 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 The Warwick Traditions 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Polarization of Politics 1449–54 64\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 The Ascendancy of the Opposition 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The Royalist Reaction 1451–3 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Time for Decision 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Partisan Politics 1454–6 94\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 York’s First Protectorate 1454–5 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 The First Battle of St Albans 1455 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 York’s Second Protectorate 1455–6 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Countdown to Civil War 1456–9 126\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Towards Reconciliation 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Captain of Calais and Keeper of the Seas 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 The Opportunity Missed 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Rout 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Fortune’s First Wheel 1459–61 168\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Reculer pour mieux sauter 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Warwick’s Triumph 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 The Ideology of Reform 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 From Abyss to Victory 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The Rule of the Nevilles 1461–7 220\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 The First Family 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 The Pacification of the North 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Changing Priorities 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Dropping the Pilot 1467–9 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Growing Apart 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Rising Tensions 1467–9 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Warwick’s First Coup 1469 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Fortune’s Second Wheel 1470–1 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Warwick’s Second Coup 1470 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Warwick as Kingmaker 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 From Triumph to Disaster 1470–1 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Terminus 311\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 326\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403460747607,"sku":"9780631235934","price":32.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631235934.jpg?v=1730483541","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/warwick-the-kingmaker-9780631235934","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}