{"product_id":"the-brothers-york-a-royal-tragedy-paperback","title":"The Brothers York: A Royal Tragedy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Penn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVicious battles, powerful monarchs, and royal intrigue abound in this \"gripping, complex, and sensational\" (Hilary Mantel) true story of the War of the Roses--a struggle among three brothers, two of whom became kings, and the inspiration for Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eRichard III\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 15th-century England, two royal families, the House of York and the House of Lancaster, fought a bitter, decades-long civil war for the English throne. As their symbols were a red rose for Lancaster and a white rose for York, the conflict became known as the War of the Roses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring this time, the house of York came to dominate England. At its heart were three charismatic brothers-King Edward IV, and his two younger siblings George and Richard--who became the figureheads of a spectacular ruling dynasty. Together, they looked invincible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut with Edward's ascendancy, the brothers began to turn on one another, unleashing a catastrophic chain of rebellion, vendetta, fratricide, usurpation, and regicide. The brutal end came at Bosworth Field in 1485, with the death of the youngest, then Richard III, at the hands of a new usurper, Henry Tudor, later Henry VII, progenitor of the Tudor line of monarchs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Brothers York \u003c\/i\u003erecounts a conflict that fractured England for a generation \"with masterly skill\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) in which \"the tragedy and brutality of the Wars of the Roses jumps out from every page\" (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e). As gripping as any historical fiction, Thomas Penn paints \"a dramatic portrait of 15th-century England... and] brings keen understanding and a sharp eye for detail to his prodigiously researched, engrossing history of the decades-long fight between Lancaster and York\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52725521547571,"sku":"9781451694185","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WUd6RmxkWWFnODJzallSaTdob0FMZz09.webp?v=1763715343","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-brothers-york-a-royal-tragedy-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}