Overview
In 15th-century England, two royal families, the House of York and the House of Lancaster, fought a bitter, decades-long civil war for the English throne. As their symbols were a red rose for Lancaster and a white rose for York, the conflict became known as the War of the Roses.
During this time, the house of York came to dominate England. At its heart were three charismatic brothersāKing Edward IV, and his two younger siblings George and Richardāwho became the figureheads of a spectacular ruling dynasty. Together, they looked invincible.
But with Edwardās ascendancy, the brothers began to turn on one another, unleashing a catastrophic chain of rebellion, vendetta, fratricide, usurpation, and regicide. The brutal end came at Bosworth Field in 1485, with the death of the youngest, then Richard III, at the hands of a new usurper, Henry Tudor, later Henry VII, progenitor of the Tudor line of monarchs.
The Brothers York recounts a conflict that fractured England for a generation āwith masterly skillā (The Wall Street Journal) in which āthe tragedy and brutality of the Wars of the Roses jumps out from every pageā (Financial Times). As gripping as any historical fiction, Thomas Penn paints āa dramatic portrait of 15th-century Englandā¦[and] brings keen understanding and a sharp eye for detail to his prodigiously researched, engrossing history of the decades-long fight between Lancaster and Yorkā (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
This book title, The Brothers York (A Royal Tragedy) - 9781451694185, ISBN: 9781451694185, by Thomas Penn, published by Simon & Schuster (June 15, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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