The last white rose : [the secret wars of the Tudors]

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The last white rose : [the secret wars of the Tudors]

Title remainder

[the secret wars of the Tudors]

Statement of responsibility

Desmond Seward

Creator

• Seward, Desmond, 1935-

Subject

• Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
• Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1485-1603
• Tudor, House of

Language

eng

Summary

One of the most dramatic periods of British history, the Wars of the Roses didn't end at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Despite the death of Richard III and Henry VIIs victory, it continued underground into the following century with plots, pretenders and subterfuge by the ousted white rose faction. In a brand new interpretation of this turning point in history, well known historian Desmond Seward reviews the story of the Tudors' seizure of the throne and shows that for many years they were far from secure. He challenges the way we look at the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII, explaining why there were so many Yorkist pretenders and conspiracies, and why the new dynasty had such difficulty establishing itself. King Richard's nephews, the Earl of Warwick and the little known de la Pole brothers, all had the support of dangerous enemies overseas, while England was split when the lowly Perkin Warbeck skilfully impersonated one of the princes in the tower in order to claim the right to the throne. Warwick's surviving sister Margaret also became the desperate focus of hopes that the White Rose would be reborn. The book also offers a new perspective on why Henry VIII, constantly threatened by treachery, real or imagined, and desperate to secure his power with a male heir, became a tyrant

Cataloging source

YDXCP

Dewey number

941.05

Illustrations

• illustrations
• plates
• genealogical tables

Index

index present

LC call number

DA315

LC item number

.S44 2014

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography