Download or read book A New Classified Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Institution of Great Britain with Indexes of Authors and Subjects and a List of Historical Pamphlets Chronologically Arranged written by Royal Institution of Great Britain. Library and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Secret Queen written by John Ashdown-Hill and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-08-26 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Edward IV died in 1483, the Yorkist succession was called into question by doubts about the legitimacy of his son, Edward (one of the 'Princes in the Tower'). The crown therefore passed to Edward's undoubtedly legitimate younger brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester. But Richard, too, found himself entangled in the web of uncertainly, since those who believed in the legitimacy of Edward IV's children viewed Richard III's own accession as a usurpation. From the day when Edward IV married Eleanor, or pretended to do so, or allowed it to be whispered that he might have done so, the House of York, previously so secure in its bloodline, confronted a contentious and uncertain future. John Ashdown-Hill argues that Eleanor Talbot was married to Edward IV, and that therefore Edward's subsequent marriage to Elizabeth Woodville was bigamous, making her children illegitimate. He thereby offers a solution to one of history's great mysteries.
Download or read book A New Classified Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Institution of Great Britain written by Benjamin Vincent and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 956 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Castle in the Wars of the Roses written by Dan Spencer and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2020-12-02 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating study of medieval warfare examines the vital role of castles during the English civil wars of the 15th century. The Wars of the Roses comprise one of the most fascinating periods in medieval history. Much has been written about the leading personalities, bitter dynastic rivalries, political intrigues, and the rapid change of fortune on the battlefields of England and Wales. However, there is one aspect that has been often overlooked, the role of castles in the conflict. Dan Spencer’s original study traces the use of castles from the outbreak of civil war in the 1450s during the reign of Henry VI to the triumph of Henry VII some thirty years later. Using a wide range of narrative, architectural, financial, and administrative sources, Spencer sheds new light on the place of castles within the conflict, demonstrating their importance as strategic and logistical centers, bases for marshaling troops, and as fortresses.
Download or read book A catalogue of the library written by London Surrey inst and published by . This book was released on 1811 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the Surry Institution with a Supplement written by Surry Institution (London, England) and published by . This book was released on 1816 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A New Classified Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Institution of Great Britain written by Royal Institution of Great Britain. Library and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Son of Prophecy written by Nathen Amin and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2024-07-15 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masterful historian Nathen Amin charts the rise of Henry Tudor. From Penmynydd to Bosworth, this is the enthralling, action-packed story of the Tudors, but not as you know it.
Download or read book The Mythology of the Princes in the Tower written by John Ashdown-Hill and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When was the story of the murder of the ‘princes in the Tower’ put out? What bones were found at the Tower of London, and when? Can DNA now reveal the truth?
Download or read book A Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Institution of Great Britain written by Charles Burney and published by . This book was released on 1821 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Perfect Prince written by Ann Wroe and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1491, as Machiavelli advised popes and princes and Leonardo da Vinci astonished the art world, a young man boarded a ship in Portugal bound for Ireland. He would be greeted upon arrival as the rightful heir to the throne of England. The trouble was, England already had a king. The most intriguing and ambitious pretender in history, this elegant young man was celebrated throughout Europe as the prince he claimed to be: Richard, Duke of York, the younger of the “Princes in the Tower” who were presumed to have been murdered almost a decade earlier. Handsome, well-mannered, and charismatic, he behaved like the perfect prince, and many believed he was one. The greatest European rulers of the age—among them the emperor Maximilian, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, and Charles VIII of France—used him as a diplomatic pawn to their own advantage. As such, he tormented Henry VII for eight years, attempting to invade England three times. Eventually, defeated and captured, he admitted to being Perkin Warbeck, the son of a common boatman from Flanders. But was this really the truth? Ann Wroe, a historian and storyteller of the first rank, delves into the secret corners of the late medieval world to explore both the elusive nature of identity and the human propensity for deception. In uncovering the mystery of Perkin Warbeck, Wroe illuminates not only a life but an entire world trembling on the verge of discovery.
Download or read book Catalogue of Books in the Library of Sir William Heathcote Bart M P at Hursley Park in the County of Southampton Second Edition Arranged 1834 and Revised and Enlarged 1862 by the Late James Darling Completed by His Son James Darling 1865 written by Sir William HEATHCOTE and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Institution of Great Britain Including a Complete List of All the Greek Writers by the Late Rev Charles Burney with an Alphabetical Index of Authors by William Harris written by and published by . This book was released on 1821 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eleanor written by John Ashdown-Hill and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Edward IV died in 1483, the Yorkist succession was called into question by doubts about the legitimacy of his son, Edward (one of the 'Princes in the Tower'). The crown therefore passed to Edward IV's undoubtedly legitimate younger brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester. But Richard, too, found himself entangled in the web of uncertainty, since those who believed in the legitimacy of Edward IV's children viewed Richard III's own accession as a usurpation. From the day when Edward IV married Eleanor, or pretended to do so, or allowed it to be whispered that he might have done so, the House of York, previously so secure in its bloodline, confronted a contentious and uncertain future. John Ashdown-Hill argues that Eleanor Talbot was married to Edward IV and that therefore the marriage to Elizabeth Woodville was bigamous, making her children illegitimate. He thereby offers a solution to one of history's great mysteries.
Download or read book A catalogue of books in various languages written by Thomas Payne and published by . This book was released on 1795 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Yorkist Lord written by Anne Crawford and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-02-25 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Howard, baron Howard and first duke of Norfolk, was one of the most important men of the Yorkist period. He was a consistently loyal supporter of the Yorkist dynasty from the late 1450s until his death at Bosworth in 1485. He was an indefatigable royal servant, active in the military field, as an agent of the Crown at home in East Anglia, as a councillor at Westminster and as an ambassador who became England's leading envoy to France. And yet there were other men of the period, equally significant in their careers, for whom no biographies have been forthcoming. To the question - why write a biography of John Howard? one answer must be - because we can. With the exceptions of the kings he served, no other man of the fifteenth-century peerage has left us so much in the way of evidence of his day-to-day life, not only of his royal service but his domestic concerns. Information about other men of his time depends largely on well-documented political or administrative action; very little information is available on their private lives. The same is not true of Howard. The unparalleled records that he left behind are four volumes of household memoranda covering the periods 1462 -1471 and 1481-1483.The memoranda were a daily record of the money received and dispersed by Howard himself, his family and senior household members. The lack of distinction between business and domestic concerns and the great range of subjects, from payments for ships to laces for his wife's gowns, are what make them so illuminating. Taken together, these surviving records illustrate almost every aspect of his life and bring him alive: talented, efficient, ambitious and not above some dishonourable dealings, short-tempered, paternalistic and loyal.