Lancaster and York

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The war between the houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of
England was characterised by treachery, deceit and at St Albans, Blore
Hill and Towton, some of the bloodiest and most dramatic battles on
England's soil. Between 1455 and 1487 the royal coffers were bankrupted
and the conflict resulted in the downfall of the houses of Lancaster and
York and the emergence of the illustrious Tudor dynasty. Alison Weir's
lucid and gripping account focuses on the human side of history, on the
people and personalities involved in the conflict. At the centre of the
book stands Henry VI, the pious king whose mental instability led to
political chaos, Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York and Henry`s rival,
and most important of all, Margaretof Anjou, Henry's wife who took up
her arms in her husband`s cause and battled for many years ina violent
man's world.