Dan Jones Collection 3 Books Set (The Hollow Crown The Wars of the Roses and the Rise of the Tudors, The Plantagenets, The Templars)

'the Hollow Crown Is Exhilarating, Epic, Blood-and-roses History . . . Jones's Material Is Thrilling . . . There Is Fine Scholarly Intuition On Display Here And A Mastery Of The Grand Narrative; It Is A Supremely Skilful Piece Of Storytelling.' Sunday Telegraph The Fifteenth Century Saw The Crown Of England Change Hands Seven Times As The Great Families Of England Fought To The Death For Power, Majesty And The Right To Rule. The Hollow Crown Completes Dan Jones' Epic History Of Medieval England, And Describes How The Plantagenets Tore Themselves Apart To Be Finally Replaced By The Tudors. Some Of The Greatest Heroes And Villains In British History Were Thrown Together In These Turbulent Times: Henry V, Whose Victory At Agincourt And Prudent Rule At Home Marked The High Point Of The Medieval Monarchy; Edward Iv, Who Was Handed His Crown By The Scheming Soldier Warwick The Kingmaker, Before Their Alliance Collapsed Into A Fight To The Death; And The Last Plantagenet, Richard Iii, Who Stole The Throne And Murdered His Own Nephews, The Princes In The Tower. Finally, The Tudors Arrived - But Even Their Rule Was Only Made Certain In The 1520s, When Henry Viii Ruthlessly Hunted Down His Family's Last Remaining Enemies. In The Midst This Tumult, Chivalry Was Reborn, The Printing Press Arrived And The Renaissance Began To Flourish. With Vivid Descriptions Of The Battle Of Towton, Where 28,000 Men Died In A Single Morning, And The Battle Of Bosworth Field, At Which Richard Iii Was Hacked Down, This Is The Real Story Behind Shakespeare's Famous History Plays. Title Page Dedication List of Illustrations Maps Genealogical Tables Note on Names, Money and Distances Epigraph Introduction: The Wars of the Roses? I: BEGINNINGS (1420–1437) 1. King of All the World 2. We Were in Perfect Health 3. Born to Be King 4. Oweyn Tidr II: WHAT IS A KING? (1437–1455) 5. My Lord of Suffolk’s Good Lordship 6. A Dear Marriage 7. Away, Traitors, Away! 8. Then Bring In the Duke of York 9. Smitten with a Frenzy III: THE HOLLOW CROWN (1455–1471) 10. Princess Most Excellent 11. Suddenly Fell Down the Crown 12. Havoc 13. The Noble and the Lowly 14. Diverse Times 15 Final Destruction IV: THE RISE OF THE TUDORS (1471–1525) 16. To Execute Wrath 17. The Only Imp Now Left 18. Judge Me, O Lord 19. War or Life 20. Envy Never Dies 21. Blanche Rose Epilogue: How Many Men, in the Name of God Immortal, Have You Killed? Notes Bibliography Index Photographs About the Author By the Same Author Copyright The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands violently five times as the great families of England fought to the death for the right to rule. Some of the greatest heroes and villains in history were thrown together in these chaotic years. Yet efforts were made to maintain some semblance of peace and order, as chivalry was reborn, the printing press arrived, and the Renaissance began to flourish. Following on from Dan Jones's bestselling 'The Plantagenets', 'The Hollow Crown' is a vivid and engrossing history of these turbulent times. The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands violently seven times as the great families fought to the death for power, majesty and the right to rule. Dan Jones completes his epic history of medieval England with this book about the the Wars of the Roses - and describes how the Plantagenets tore themselves apart and were finally replaced by the Tudors Providing an epic history of medieval England, this book describes how the Plantagenets tore themselves apart to be finally replaced by the Tudors.