Warwick the Kingmaker Paperback - 2002 - 1st Edition

Name: Warwick the Kingmaker
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Author: Hicks, Michael
ISBN: 9780631235934

by Michael Hicks

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This book illuminates Warwick's character and motivation, showing that he was an emotional, charming, and popular man with a strong sense of family loyalty. It is the first full study of this compelling figure within the context of political life in late medieval England.

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From the rear cover

Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, remains one of the most controversial personalities of fifteenth-century England. The archetypal over-mighty subject, he was the dominant figure in the dynastic revolutions at the heart of the fifteenth-century Wars of the Roses. Warwick played a pivotal role first in advancing the Yorkist cause, leading Edward IV to replace the Lancastrian Henry VI in 1461. Then, having lost influence at court, he changed sides and was reversed the process in 1470. Warwick "the Kingmaker" dominated national politics in his various roles as general, admiral, pirate, subaltern, administrator, politician, propagandist, statesman, and diplomat.

Details

Title Warwick the Kingmaker
Author Michael Hicks
Binding Paperback
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 368
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford
Publication date 2002-04-08
Features Bibliography
ISBN 9780631235934 / 0631235930
Weight 1.17 lbs (0.53 kg)
Dimensions 9.04 x 6.18 x 0.8 in (22.96 x 15.70 x 2.03 cm)
Themes
- Chronological Period: 15th Century
- Cultural Region: British
Category Biography / Autobiography
Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Michael Hicks is Professor of Medieval History at King Alfred's College, Winchester, and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has published extensively on late medieval England and local history. His recent books include Bastard Feudalism (1995); Richard III (2000) and English Political Culture in the Fifteenth Century (2002).