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Edward IV: The Summer King

By A. J. Pollard

Book information

Publisher
Penguin UK
Year
2016
ISBN
0141978694, 9780141978697
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
25 MB (26221104 bytes)
Series
Penguin Monarchs
Pages
128\0
Time added
2017-05-21 10:50:40
Great Britain;Europe;Historical;Biographies & Memo

Description

In 1461 Edward Earl of March, a handsome 18-year old of massive charisma and ability, usurped the English throne from Henry VI. Ten years on, he finally secured his kingdom. The years that followed witnessed a period of peace and economic and industrial expansion. Yet, argues A. J. Pollard, Edward, who squandered his undoubted talents in a frenzy of sexual and epicurean excess, was a man of limited vision. Ultimately, his failure was dynastic: barely two months after his death in April 1483, his young son and heir was usurped by Edward's youngest brother, Richard III.

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