Fatal Colours
Towton, 1461 - England's Most Brutal Battle
$40.47
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
7 May 2012
Summary
The Battle of Towton in 1461 was unique in its ferocity and brutality, as the armies of two kings of England engaged with murderous weaponry and in appalling conditions to conclude the first War of the Roses. Variously described as the largest, longest and bloodiest battle on English soil, Towton was fought with little chance of escape and none of surrender.
FATAL COLOURS includes a cast of strong and compelling characters: a warrior queen, a ruthless king-making earl, even a papal le…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753828175 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753828170 |
| Author: | George Goodwin |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 7 May 2012 |
| Weight: | 321g |
| Dimensions: | 158mm x 201mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
Written with clarity of style, accessible and engaging. A significant addition to the literature on the period
Vivid, humane and superbly researched. - David Starkey
Elegiac. - Helen Castor, Sunday TelegraphA fine book. The story has never been told so well or so excitingly. - Desmond Seward, BBC History MagazineAbout The Author
George Goodwin
George Goodwin is a history graduate of Cambridge, where he was awarded a Foundation exhibition. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
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