The Castle in the Wars of the Roses - Softcover

Spencer, Dan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 152679747X ISBN 13: 9781526797476

Verlag: Pen & Sword Military, 2023

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This is the first major study of the role the castle played in the Wars of the Roses, presenting vivid accounts of castle battles and sieges including the siege of Bamburgh Castle in 1464.The Wars of the Roses is one of the most dramatic and 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 their use from the outbreak of civil war in the reign of Henry VI in the 1450s to the triumph of Henry VII some thirty years later. Using a wide range of narrative, architectural, financial and administrative sources, he sheds new light on the place of castles within the conflict, demonstrating their importance as strategic and logistical centres, bases for marshalling troops, and as fortressesDan Spencer’s book provides a fascinating contribution to the literature on the Wars of the Roses and to the study of siege warfare in the Middle Ages.

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Dr Dan Spencer has made a special study of late medieval warfare, focusing in particular on gunpowder artillery and castles. Recent publications include The Castle at War in Medieval England and Wales and Royal and Urban Gunpowder Weapons in Late Medieval England. To find out more visit danspencer.info or follow him on Twitter and Instagram @Gunpowderdan.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Military
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 152679747X
• ISBN 13: 9781526797476
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 264
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar