Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses EPUB

This fascinating account of an unsung English monarch and military leader is ';a pleasing and well-informed appraisal of the first Yorkist king' (Dr. Michael Jones, author ofBosworth 1485: Psychology of a Battle).

Indisputably the most effective general of the Wars of the Roses in fifteenth-century England, King Edward IV died in his bed, undefeated in battle. Yet he has never been accorded the martial reputation of other English warrior kings such as Henry V. It has been suggested that perhaps he lacked the personal discipline expected of a truly great army commander.

But, as the author shows in this perceptive and highly readable new study, Edward was a formidable military leader whose strengths and subtleties have never been fully recognizedperhaps because he fought most of his battles against his own people in a civil war.

This reassessment of Edward's military skilland of the Wars of the Roses in which he played such a vital partprovides fascinating insight into Edward the man as well as the politician and battlefield commander. Based on contemporary sources and the latest scholarly research,Edward IV and the Wars of the Rosesstands as ';a valuable and thought-provoking addition to the canon, which ought to become required reading for anyone interested in the reign of the first Yorkist monarch' (The Ricardian).