The Wars of the Roses 1377-1471
Robert Balmain Mowat
Read by Pamela Nagami
The Wars of the Roses, 1377-1471, were a series of English civil wars fought for the control of the throne of England between two rival cadet branches of the House of Plantagenet, Lancaster and York. The Scottish historian, Robert Balmain Mowat (1883-1941) writes that these wars saw "the death of the old England and the beginning of the new." But they also saw the emergence of great personalities: the noble Richard of York, Warwick the Kingmaker, King Edward IV, indolent and energetic by turns, and his relentless opponent, Margaret of Anjou, a true she-wolf of France. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.) (9 hr 35 min)
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Some facts are a bit off
Beth
... But to the person that commented about there not being a lot of information on Henry VII - he wasn't king until 1485 and the "Wars of the Roses: 1377-1471" ends in 1471. The War of the Roses actually ended with his marriage to Elizabeth of York, thus combining the Yorks & Lancasters.
Nice detail
A LibriVox Listener
Good detail on the appenages of Edward III By the way if you are hoping for detail on the politics of Henry vi s marriage not really present. It is likely the French paid off the Privy Council. They also withdrew York from Maine. Not to
Good History and Reading
John from Canada
Enjoyed it.