Seward, Desmond, 1935-

The Wars of the Roses : through the lives of five men and women of the fifteenth century / Desmond Seward. - 1st American ed. - New York : Viking, 1995. - xxxii, 379 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), geneal. tables, ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-359) and index.

The way to war, 1450-60 -- The wheel of fortune, 1461-71 -- The prime of Edward IV, 1471-83 -- The reign of Richard III, 1483-85 -- The end of the wars, 1485-99 -- Epilogue : the four survivors.

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Looks at the social and political world of fifteenth-century England through the lives of five influential people: William Hastings, John de Vere, Earl of Oxford, Lady Margaret Beaufort, John Morton, and Jane Shore.

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Beaufort, Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby, 1443-1509.
Hastings, William Hastings, Lord, 1430?-1483.
Oxford, John de Vere, Earl of, 1442-1513.
Morton, John, 1420?-1500.
Shore, Jane, d. 1527?
Beaufort, Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby, 1443-1509.
Hastings, William Hastings, Lord, 1430?-1483.
Oxford, John de Vere, Earl of, 1442-1513.
Morton, John, 1420?-1500.
Shore, Jane, d. 1527?


Fifteenth century--Biography.
Fifteenth century--Biography.


Great Britain--History--Biography.--Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485
Great Britain--History--Biography.--Lancaster and York, 1399-1485
Great Britain--History--1455-1485, War of the Roses.
Great Britain--History--1399-1485, Lancaster and York.

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