Red Rose of Anjou.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG++/VG+.No owner inscrptn,and no clip to dw/dj.Bright,glossy laminated,b/w coin with bust of Margaret of Anjou illustrated upper wrap with white+yellow letters; with negligible shelf-wear and creases to edges - no major nicks or tears present,though spine/ backstrip is faded/sunned as usual/normal,fore-edges lightly aged/ toned; contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creasing to pages' corners.Bright,crisp,and,clean maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,14-348pp [paginated] includes half-title,b/w armorial illustrated title page,contents list, bibliography,3 b/w line illustrated genealogical trees - Plantagenets, House of Lancaster and York too,19 chapters and author bibliography to rear. 13th volume in the author's Plantagenet Saga. When Henry VI came to the throne it was soon clear that he was more suited to the monastic life than ruling the country; and there was one other,Richard,Duke of York,who considered that not only would he make a better king,but that he had more right to the throne.Margaret of Anjou had come to England and married the King.Her dainty looks belied her dominating nature.She had been brought up by her forceful grandmother,Yolande of Aragon; her father was feckless extravagant Rene,and it was left to her mother Isabelle of Lorraine,to fight for the family's rights.Margaret came from a family of strong women and she was no exception. The most powerful man in England was the Earl of Warwick who became known as the Kingmaker.He supported Richard of York,and that fateful scene in the Temple Gardens when men were called upon to pluck a rose to show which side they stood,was the prelude to the Wars of the Roses.The King lapsed into madness but Margaret was determined to keep her hold on the crown,and when at last her son was born all her fierce devotion and ambition was for him.In this turbulent period when the fortunes of war swayed from side to side,events were dominated by powerful characters.Warwick's genius gave him the power to choose the King and make him . . . . and unmake him.Richard of York did not possess all the kingly qualities which Warwick considered necessary,but in York's son,Edward,Warwick saw the perfect king . . . . until young Edward showed that he had a will of his own.This Edward was was tall,handsome, beloved of women who were even more irresistible to him than the crown. Poor ineffectual Henry lived on only asking to be left alone with his books,his music,his architecture and his prayers until his existence became a menace and he met his mysterious end in the Wakefield Tower. Dominating the scene was Queen Margaret - passionate, impulsive,hating and loving with all the violence of her nature.Scheming recklessly for her son she dashed headlong into disaster. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices, weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyoner.co.uk ,because of the weight/value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!