Committed to the Tudor perspective that the conflicts have their origins in the downfall of Richard II? You’re going to disappointed. By beginning the narrative here rather than an earlier point in history, Jones is implicitly nailing his colours to the mast. The book begins with the marriage of Henry VI’s parents. But despite the breadth of the topic, Jones paints a vivid and detailed picture of the breakdown of England’s political system and the lust for power that followed it. The 370-page publication spans a 45-year time period and touches on the reigns on five kings. Under the skilful craftmanship of Dan Jones, this series of bloody conflicts finally take their place in the spotlight. If we did, we knew we’d be treated to tales of religious reform, six wives and female succession.īut we didn’t know what we were missing. We, the readers, had to endure just a few lines about random battles, murderous uncles and cooky Plantagenet cousins. Over the next couple of weeks, I will review 10 books which all Royal History Geeks should add to their reading list.įor many years ‘The Wars of the Roses’ were confined to a paragraph or two in the introduction to Tudor history books. Spoken Word Identifier lp_the-hollow-crown_max-adrian-john-barton-richard-johnson-dor Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t0jt7qz79 Lineage Technics SL1200MK5 Turntable + Audio-Technica AT95e cartridge > Radio Design Labs EZ-PH1 phono preamp > Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-alpha-20201231-10-g1236 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.8973 Ocr_module_version 0.0.12 Ocr_parameters -l eng Original-ppi 1200 Pages 19 Pdf_module_version 0.0.10 Ppi 600 Ripping_date 20191202080155 Ripping_operator Ripping_scanner archivelp-rip-cebu11 Ripping_software_version ArchiveCD Version 2.2.49lp Ripping_time 8599 Scandate 20191120004125 Scanner archivelp-cat-cebu01 Scanningcenter cebu Software_version ArchiveCD Version 2.2.Let’s be honest: lockdown sucks! But it does mean there’s more time for reading. Adaptive_ocr true Addeddate 00:41:36 Betterpdf true Bookreader-defaults mode/1up Boxid IA1600926 Catalog_time 736 Country GB Disccount 2 External-identifier
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