Description
| Product ID: | 9780141989907 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Penguin Monarchs |
| Title: | Edward IV (Penguin Monarchs) |
| Subtitle: | The Summer King |
| Authors: | Author: A J Pollard |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Biography: royalty, Biography: royalty, European history, History, British & Irish history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, England, c 1000 CE to c 1500 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 'Edward was a man of considerable charm, who perhaps relied too much upon that charm to keep tensions within his entourage at bay' In 1461 Edward earl of March, a handsome, charismatic eighteen-year old, usurped the English throne during the first and most fierce of the Wars of the Roses. The years that followed witnessed a period that has been described as a golden age. Yet, argues A. J. Pollard, Edward was a man of limited vision, who squandered his talents and failed to secure his own dynasty. ''Edward was a man of considerable charm, who perhaps relied too much upon that charm to keep tensions within his entourage at bay'' |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-07-04 |