Access to History: The Wars of the Roses and Henry VII: Britain 1450-1509

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The Wars of the Roses and Henry VII: Britain 1450-1509
This title examines the origins, nature and impact of the dynastic struggle between the noble factions grouped around the royal houses of York and Lancaster between 1450-1509 and the political change and confict this generated. In particular it offers an in-depth analysis of:
- Henry VI and the origins of the Wars of the Roses
- The reigns of Edward IV
- Richard III and the End of the Wars of the Roses
- The Reign of Henry VII

Table of Contents:
Fifteenth-Century England
England in the Fifteenth Century
Historians, Historiography and the Origins of the Wars of the Roses
Conflict and Confrontation: The Battles in Context, 1455-87
Henry VI and the Start of the Wars of the Roses
Henry VI: Personality, Debt and War
‘Under mighty monarch’, ‘over mighty subjects’: Henry VI and the Nobility
The Yorkist Challenge and Lancastrian Response, 1450-55
Triumph and Overthrow: The Deposition of Henry VI and Coronation of Edward IV
Study guide
The First Reign of Edward IV, 1461-70
Edward IV: Consolidation of Yorkist Power and the Restoration of Order
Edward IV and the Nobility
The King and ‘the Kingmaker’: Edward IV and Richard, Earl of Warwick
Warwick’s Rebellion and the Readeption of Henry VI, 1469-71
Study guide
The Second Reign of Edward IV, 1471-83
Edward IV Restored: Establishing the Yorkist Dynasty, 1471-83
The Politics of Rivalry: Clarence and Gloucester
Government and Administration
Parliament and Finance
Study guide
Richard III and the End of the Wars of the Roses, 1483-85
Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and the overthrow of Edward V
‘Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown’: Challenges to Richard’s Rule
Politics and Government in the Reign of Richard III
Bosworth Field and the Overthrow of Richard III
Study guide
Henry VII: Establishing the Dynasty
Henry Tudor’s Claim to the Throne
The Aims and Character of the New King
Securing the Throne: Pretenders, Protests and Threats
Taming the Nobility and Befriending the Church
Study guide
Henry VII: Governing the Kingdom
Government, Law and the Maintenance of Order
Seeking Solvency: Henry’s Financial Policy
Diplomacy and Alliance: Henry’s Foreign Policy
The Dynasty Secured
Study guide

About the Author(s):
Roger Turvey is an experienced author of A Level History.

Readership:
A level history students