Tewkesbury 1471

Informationen zum Autor Christopher Gravett is Senior Curator at the Royal Armouries and a recognised authority on the arms, armour and warfare of the medieval world. He has worked as an advisor for numerous television and film productions. His other Osprey titles include the three-volume analysis of the development of the English Medieval Knight, Warrior 35, 48 and 58, and Campaign 66 Bosworth 1485. Klappentext In this book Christopher Gravett details the climactic events of 1471 and the battle that virtually extinguished the Lancastrian cause. After the crushing Yorkist victory at Towton in 1461, King Edward IV appeared to have triumphed in England's bloody Wars of the Roses (1455-1485). The Lancastrian King Henry VI was even a prisoner in the Tower of London. By 1470, however, Edward's erstwhile ally the Earl of Warwick - The 'Kingmaker' - had joined the Lancastrians and a final reckoning was inevitable. Warwick perished at Barnet in April 1471, and on 4 May Edward confronted his enemies, including Edward, Prince and last hope of the House of Lancaster, at Tewkesbury. Zusammenfassung This work shows that Tewkesbury led to the execution of many of the key Lancastrian leaders, the capture of Queen Margaret and the death of Henry VI in the Tower of London. King Edward IV's decisive Yorkist victory virtually extinguished the Lancastrian cause. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chronology Origins of the Campaign The Commanders Opposing Forces The Pursuit to Tewkesbury The Battle Aftermath The Battlefield today Further Reading Index

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Gravett
• Assisted by: Graham Turner (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 22.10.2003
• Subject: Non-fiction book; Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages
• EAN: 9781841765143
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-514-3
• Pages: 96
• Dimensions (packing): 18 x 25 x 1 cm
• Series: Campaign series; Osprey Campaign S.; Campaign; Osprey Campaign S.; Campaign series > 131
• Subjects: European History, military history, CE period up to c 1500, Warfare & defence, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1000 CE to c 1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Battles and campaigns