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The Wars of the Roses: A Captivating Guide to the English Civil Wars That Brought down the Plantagenet Dynasty and Put the Tudors on the Throne
- Narrated by: Desmond Manny
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
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Explore the Captivating History of the Wars of the Roses!
The Wars of the Roses were a complex set of battles, skirmishes, and kidnappings during the 15th century in England. They had their roots in the nearby Civil War of France, which greatly influenced English politics for years to come. Though there is no one universally-accepted start or end date for these wars, the major events throughout the wars occurred between 1455 and 1485.
The central reason for the Wars of the Roses, otherwise referred to as the 15th century English Civil War, was a tug-of-war between two families for the throne of England. Though both families were in fact closely related, they had split half a century earlier. Instead of one unified Plantagenet family, the cousins became Lancasters and Yorks. While the Lancasters remained on the throne, the Yorks were overlooked in the succession of kings. The Yorks became jealous, given their equal relation to England’s ancient monarchy, and when the Plantagenet-Lancaster dynasty appeared tragically weakened by the succession of Henry VI, the royal cousins took the opportunity to demand a new ruler.
In this book, you will discover topics such as:
- A short history of the House of Plantagenet
- Civil war in France
- England’s loss and a king’s Illness
- Treason by the Duke of York
- The Battle of Northampton
- Margaret’s army
- Mortimer’s Cross and the Battle of Towton
- York takes the throne
- The king in the Tower
- The foundation of the Tudor dynasty
- Attempts on the Tudor throne
- The sainthood and cult of King Henry VI
- The legacy of the Wars of the Roses
- And much, much more!
So if you want to learn more about the Wars of the Roses, listen to this audiobook now!
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- Jacob Clayton
- 11-01-19
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overall a very good and informative book, however the choice to have an American narrator dictate English history is an odd one as he clearly struggles with many of the place names and mispronounced many of them
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- S. Thompson
- 02-05-19
English Please
English history really should never, ever, ever, ever, ever, be narrated by an American. This is painful to listen to – the most basic English pronunciations are butchered. There is a very precise way to pronounce place names etc. in “English” (rather than “American”) and simply by not doing so makes a mockery of the production. No big deal you say? Well you'd be annoyed if Arkansas was read as it's spelt – and in no universe is “Arkansas” pronounced “Ark-an-saw”
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- McTavish
- 10-06-21
American Gets English History Very Wrong
If you want to learn about the War's Of The Roses I highly recommend The Hollow Crown By Dan Jones
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- Moss
- 10-11-18
Thanks to this very approachable history
I assumed it would be filled with much more than battle scenes - there would be character assessments and lots of political intrigues too. And I was right, it was incredibly fascinating and I feel I understand this time period and conflict much better.
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