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Book Synopsis The Battles of St Albans by : Peter Burley
Download or read book The Battles of St Albans written by Peter Burley and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St Albans is unique in having been the site of two pivotal battles during the Wars of the Roses, yet this is the first book-length account to have been published. It offers a gripping account of the fighting, and of the politics and intrigue that led to it, and it incorporates the results of the latest research. The authors also plot the events of over 500 years ago onto the twenty-first century landscape of St Albans so that the visitor can retrace the course of each battle on the present-day ground.
Download or read book St Albans 1455 written by Andrew Boardman and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2023-03-30 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many years the first battle of St Albans was regarded as a 'short scuffle in the street'. A.W. Boardman, the author of Towton 1461: The Anatomy of a Battle, proves this was not the case. Indeed, the battle was unique and a significant event in England's medieval history. The street fighting was widespread, the town was pillaged in the aftermath, Henry VI was almost killed, and the battle's political consequences proved so problematic for both sides that parliament used official propaganda to conceal the truth. St Albans was, along with other lesser-known battles of the early 1450s, the genesis of the Wars of the Roses, and it is probably the best-documented encounter of the period. The battle heralded the beginning of an intense blood feud that fuelled the civil wars between York and Lancaster for many generations. But what really happened in the streets of St Albans on 22 May 1455? What prompted Richard Duke of York and the Neville family to rebel against Henry VI? And who were the instigators of the conflict that caused the execution and deaths of a substantial portion of England's nobility by the end of the fifteenth century? This book answers these questions and discusses the theories about St Albans following a detailed and multi-disciplined approach. A.W. Boardman reveals the anatomy of a battle hidden beneath the streets and alleyways of this modern city and explains the wider issues of the Wars of the Roses in northern England. Illustrated throughout with contemporary images, modern photographs and specially drawn battle maps, this new and fully updated edition is a thorough examination of the sources, the terrain and the military significance of the first battle of St Albans: a battle where the streets ran red with blood.
Book Synopsis The Abbey of Saint Alban by : Henry Joseph Boone Nicholson
Download or read book The Abbey of Saint Alban written by Henry Joseph Boone Nicholson and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The abbey of Saint Alban, some extracts from its early history and a description of its conventual church by : Henry Joseph B. Nicholson
Download or read book The abbey of Saint Alban, some extracts from its early history and a description of its conventual church written by Henry Joseph B. Nicholson and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Battle of Agincourt by : Anne Curry
Download or read book The Battle of Agincourt written by Anne Curry and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Agincourt! Agincourt! Know ye not Agincourt?' So began a ballad of around 1600. Since the event itself (25 October 1415), Agincourt has occupied a special place in both English and French consciousness. Some early French writers could not bring themselves to mention it by name, using instead descriptions such as 'the accursed day'. For the English, it was one of the greatest military successes ever, and thus was celebrated and commemorated in many forms over the centuries which followed. In the First World War, there were stories of angelic Agincourt bowmen giving support and inspiration to the British army. Much ink has been spilt on the battle but do we really know Agincourt? Many historical works have relied on one or two well known sources or even on Shakespeare. Not since Harris Nicolas's History of the Battle of Agincourt was published (1827-33) has there been a full attempt to survey the sources. This book brings together, in translation and with commentary, English and French narrative accounts and literary works of the fifteenth century. It also traces the treatment of the battle in sixteenth -century English histories and in the literary output of, amongst others, Shakespeare and Drayton. After examining how later historians interpreted the battle, it concludes with the first full assessment of the extremely rich administrative records which survive for the armies which fought 'upon Saint Crispin's day'.
Book Synopsis Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes by :
Download or read book Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes written by and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes by :
Download or read book Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes written by and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes by : Tresham Gilbey
Download or read book Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes written by Tresham Gilbey and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Descriptive particulars of the battle of Tewkesbury, with notes on the history of the Wars of the roses by :
Download or read book Descriptive particulars of the battle of Tewkesbury, with notes on the history of the Wars of the roses written by and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book St Albans written by Mark Freeman and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an important history of St Albans. This title combines local history with important national themes.
Book Synopsis World Famous Wars and Battles by : VIKAS. KHATRI
Download or read book World Famous Wars and Battles written by VIKAS. KHATRI and published by Pustak Mahal. This book was released on 2022 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The national and domestic history of England by : William Hickman S. Aubrey
Download or read book The national and domestic history of England written by William Hickman S. Aubrey and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Arthurian Literature XX by : Keith Busby
Download or read book Arthurian Literature XX written by Keith Busby and published by DS Brewer. This book was released on 2003 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies of major Arthurian works and authors in Old French, Middle High German, Middle English, and of one important novel by C. S. Lewis. Arthurian Literature continues the policy of alternating themed issues and miscellanies. This varied collection includes studies of major Arthurian works and authors in Old French, Middle High German, Middle English, and ofone important novel by C.S. Lewis. A controversial textual crux in Chrétien's Yvain, debated vigorously by scholars in the late 1980s, is revisited, while the narrative function of clothing in Chrétien's romances comes under review. An enigmatic and linguistically difficult passage from Der jüngere Titurel is translated and discussed, and an article on Der arme Heinrich studies this pious tale in the context of its generic affiliations: while not strictly speaking an Arthurian romance, it deserves consideration here as a work of one of medieval Germany's most significant writers of Arthurian romance. There is discussion of Thomas Chestre's adoption of the lai as a vehicle for social criticism in his Middle English adaptation of Marie de France's Lanval; the evolution of Arthurian romance in medieval England is also the primary concern in a study of The Awntyrs off Arthure. The figure of Arthur himself is central to an examination of the Middle English Prose Brut, and the delicate political implications of Malory's Morte Darthur are explored. Finally, C.S. Lewis's transformation and use ofthe figures of Uther Pendragon and Merlin in That Hideous Strength is explored. Contributors: RICHARD BARBER, JANE DEWHURST, TAMAR DRUKKER, CYRIL EDWARDS, DINA HAZELL, DONALD KENNEDY, GERALD SEAMAN, KRISTA SUE-LO-TWU, JANINA P. TRAXLER, MONICA L. WRIGHT.
Book Synopsis A New History of England and Great Britain by : John Miller Dow Meiklejohn
Download or read book A New History of England and Great Britain written by John Miller Dow Meiklejohn and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Memoirs of King Richard the Third and Some of His Comtemporaries by : John Heneage Jesse
Download or read book Memoirs of King Richard the Third and Some of His Comtemporaries written by John Heneage Jesse and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hotspur written by Andrew Boardman and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2022-11-24 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This book should be in your hands!' – Medieval History Magazine ' A detailed and readable account of Hotspur's life that conveys a sense of the endemic violence of the Border Marches.' – Northern History 'Boardman has studied the battlefields of Otterburn, Homildon Hill and Shrewsbury and combines knowledge of terrain, weapons, and tactics with contemporary narratives to produce feasible reconstructions and explanations of what actually occurred.' – Michael Hicks Immortalised by Shakespeare in Henry IV, Part I , Henry Percy, nicknamed ' Hotspur', is among the best known of all his warlike characters. As the young, honourable but impatient rebel soldier whose chivalrous exploits on the battlefield end in disaster at Shrewsbury in 1403, Hotspur is the archetypal anti-hero: a character of such tragic and dramatic significance that even his well-known nickname has passed from history into legend. But who was the historical Henry Percy, and why did his rise to fame bring him into direct confrontation with his king? This fully updated book tells the story of the real Henry Percy and his overbearing family, and how the survival of a great northern dynasty led to open rebellion and ultimately military failure.
Download or read book Richard III written by Matthew Lewis and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-09-28 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Bust[s] some commonly held myths that have built up about Richard III over the centuries, most coming from Shakespeare’s famous play . . . eye-opening.” —Sarah Bryson, author of La Reine Blanche: Mary Tudor, a Life in Letters King Richard III remains one of the most infamous and recognizable monarchs in English or British history, despite only sitting on the throne for two years and fifty-eight days. His hold on the popular imagination is largely due to the fictional portrayal of him by William Shakespeare which, combined with the workings of five centuries of rumor and gossip, has created two opposing versions of Richard. In fiction he is the evil, scheming murderer who revels in his plots, but many of the facts point towards a very different man. Dissecting a real Richard III from the fictional versions that have taken hold is made difficult by the inability to discern motives in many instances, leaving a wide gap for interpretation that can be favorable or damning in varying degrees. It is the facts that will act as the scalpel to begin the operation of finding a truth obscured by fiction. Richard III may have been a monster, a saint, or just a man trying to survive, but any view of him should be based in the realities of his life, not the myths built on rumor and theater. How much of what we think we know about England’s most controversial monarch will remain when the facts are sifted from the fictions? “He’s been portrayed as one of history’s biggest baddies—and Shakespeare shares the blame for that.But now historian and author Matt Lewis is out to right the wrong done to Richard III.” —Shropshire Star
