The Wars of the Roses the fall of the Plantagenets and the rise of the Tudors Jones, Dan 1981- creator text bibliography History. nyu 2014 monographic eng print xxiii, 392 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 25 cm The best-selling author of The Plantagenets traces the 15th-century civil wars that irrevocably shaped the British crown, particularly evaluating the roles of strong women including Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Woodville and Margaret Beaufort in shifting power between two ruling families. Includes six maps and four genealogies. Beginnings (1420-1437). "King of all the world" ; "We were in perfect health" ; "Born to be king" ; "Oweyn Tidr" -- What is a king? (1437-1455). "My Lord of Suffolk's good lordship" ; "A dear marriage" ; "Away, traitors, away!" ; "Then bring in the duke of York" ; "Smitten with a frenzy" -- The hollow crown (1455-1471). "Princess most excellent" ; "Suddenly fell down the crown" ; "Havoc" ; "The noble and the lowly" ; "Diverse times" ; "Final destruction" -- The rise of the Tudors (1471-1525). "To execute wrath" ; "The only imp now left" ; "Judge me, o Lord" ; "War or life" ; "Envy never dies" ; "Blanche Rose." Dan Jones. Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-377) and index. e-uk--- Great Britain History Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485 Great Britain History Lancaster and York, 1399-1485 Tudor, House of Plantagenet, House of Plantagenet, House of Tudor, House of Wars of the Roses (Great Britain : 1455-1485) Great Britain 1399 - 1485 fast DA250 .J66 2014 942.04 9780670026678 (hardcover) 0670026670 (hardcover) 2014010099 DLC 140319 20151206124007.0 in00003515148 eng