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Warwick the Kingmaker
Politics, Power and Fame during the War of the Roses
Warwick the Kingmaker
Politics, Power and Fame during the War of the Roses
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Warwick the Kingmaker was a fifteenth-century celebrity; a military hero, self-publicist and populist. For twelve years he was the arbiter of English politics, not hesitating to set up and put down kings. In the dominant strand of recent English historical writing, Warwick is condemned as a man who hindered the development of the modern state; in earlier centuries he was admired as an exemplar of true nobility who defied the centralising tendencies of the crown. A. J. Pollard offers a fresh assessment, to which neither approach is entirely appropriate, of the man whose nickname has become synonymous with power broking.
Table of Contents
Preface
List of illustrations
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part One: Politics
Chapter 1: Premier Earl, 1428-55
Chapter 2: York's Lieutenant, 1455-60
Chapter 3: England's Caesar, 1460-65
Chapter 4: The Third King, 1465-71
Part Two: Power
Chapter 6: Lordship and Loyalty: East Anglia and the West Midlands
Chapter 7: Lordship and Loyalty: the north
Chapter 8: Calais and the Keeping of the Seas
Part Three: Fame
Chapter 9: The Idol of the Multitude
Chapter 10: The Flower of Chivalry
Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliography
Product details
| Published | Dec 01 2007 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 272 |
| ISBN | 9781847251824 |
| Imprint | Hambledon Continuum |
| Illustrations | 5 illus |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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