02343cam a2200337 i 4500 2810531549 TxAuBib 20260713120000.0 150122t20152014||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780143127888 0143127888 (OCoLC)900623601 TxAuBib rda Jones, Dan, 1981- The Wars of the Roses : the fall of the Plantagenets and the rise of the Tudors / Dan Jones. New York, New York : Penguin Books, [2015] ©2014. x, 392 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits, genealogical tables ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "First published in Great Britain as 'The hollow crown' by Faber & Faber Limited, 2014"--Title page verso. Included bibliographical references (p. 367-377) and index. Maps -- Genealogical tables -- Note on names, money, and distances -- Introduction -- Beginnings (1420-1437). "King of all the world" ; "We were in perfect health" ; "Born to be king" ; "Oweyn Tidr" -- What is a king? (1437-1455). "My Lord of Suffolk's good lordship" ; "A dear marriage" ; "Away, traitors, away!" ; "Then bring in the duke of York" ; "Smitten with a frenzy" -- The hollow crown (1455-1471). "Princess most excellent" ; "Suddenly fell down the crown" ; "Havoc" ; "The noble and the lowly" ; "Diverse times" ; "Final destruction" -- The rise of the Tudors (1471-1525). "To execute wrath" ; "The only imp now left" ; "Judge me, o Lord" ; "War or life" ; "Envy never dies" ; "Blanche Rose" ; Epilogue.. The author of The Plantagenets traces the 15th-century civil wars that irrevocably shaped the British crown, particularly evaluating the roles of strong women including Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Woodville and Margaret Beaufort in shifting power between two ruling families. Includes six maps and four genealogies. 20260713. Tudor, House of. Plantagenet, House of. Great Britain History Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485. Great Britain History Lancaster and York, 1399-1485.