Warwick the Kingmaker
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:5th Apr '02
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This book illuminates Warwick's character and motivation, showing that he was an emotional, charming, and popular man with a strong sense of family loyalty. It is the first full study of this compelling figure within the context of political life in late medieval England.
"Thoroughly recommended to anyone wanting to make sense of the bloodbath in late medieval English history known as the Wars of the Roses." BBC History Magazine
"Hicks' book will be the standard work on Warwick." History
"A rewarding essay ... founded on comprehensive research and a profound knowledge of the era which none today can match." History Today
"There is a great deal to admire in this book. It is shrewd and knowledgeable in its judgments, based on a tremendous amount of research, and has a lot of new and interesting things to say about the politics of mid-fifteenth century England." The Medieval Review
"Hicks has made another considerable contribution to our understanding of fifteenth-century England, and this book is sure to be widely read and vigorously discussed." American Historical Review
ISBN: 9780631235934
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
Weight: 535g
368 pages