A Brief History of the Wars of the Roses

Duringthefifteenthcentury,EnglandwassplitinabloodyconflictbetweentheHousesofYorkandLancasteroverwhoshouldclaimthecrown.ThecivilwarsconsumedthewholenationinaseriesofbattlesthateventuallysawtheTudordynastytakepower.ThemuchadmiredhistorianDesmondSewardtellsthestoryofthiscomplexanddangerousperiodofhistorythroughthelivesoffivemenandwomenwhoexperiencedtheconflictfirsthand.InagrippingnarrativethepersonaltrialsoftheprincipalcharactersinterweavewiththemajoreventsandpersonalitiesofoneofthemostsignificantturningpointsinBritishhistory.