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Chargement... Wales and the Wars of the Rosespar H. T. Evans
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A new edition of the 1915 classic, long unavailable. Evans' study focuses on "the struggle between Lancaster and York from the standpoint of Wales and the Marches." Use is made of Welsh poets as sources, and a chapter on their validity as evidence is included, as well as essays on the principal players in the wars and their connections with Wales and the Welsh. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)942.04History and Geography Europe England and Wales England Lancaster and York 1400-85Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (3.4)
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Wales and the Wars of the Roses
H.T. Evans
I was very disappointed in this. I expected it to be an entertaining history of the title subject, but it was merely an exceedingly dry, boring, military history. Didn’t learn much at all, unfortunately, except that the “roses” referred to the white “rose” emblem of Lancater and the red “rose” emblem of York (or maybe the other way around), the two houses battling for the throne. I also learned that much of Wales’ history is told by “bards” in poetry form (not that this book was formatted that way; it was just mentioned).
That’s about it. I read about a fifth of it, and barely skimmed through the rest. What a dud. (