My Kingdom for a Horse

Ed West is a journalist from London whose work regularly appears in the Daily Telegraph, Times, Evening Standard, Daily Express, and Guardian, as well as other newspapers and magazines. He is a popular British Twitter personality and blogs for the Spectator. He currently lives in London.

出版者:Skyhorse Publishing

作者:Ed West

页数:144

出版时间:2018-3-6

价格:0

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9781510719897

丛书系列:A Very, Very Short History of England

图书标签:英国社科玫瑰战争极简英国史战争历史军事

From William Shakespeare's series of history dramas to Sir Walter Scott and George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, not to mention the smash-hit TV show Game of Thrones, the British civil war of 1455 to 1485 has inspired writers more than any other.

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Ed West's My Kingdom for a Horse illuminates the bloody war fought for thirty long years between the descendants of King Edward III in a battle for the throne. Named after the emblems used by the two leading families, the Houses of York and Lancaster, the title of the conflict gives it a romantic feel that probably wasn't as apparent to those on the battlefield having swords shoved into their eyes. And, for all the lovely heraldry and glamorous costumes of the era, the war saw the complete breakdown of the medieval code of chivalry in which prisoners were spared?which makes it even better drama. In 1460-61 alone, twelve noblemen were killed in the field and six were beheaded off it, removing a third of the English peerage.

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Written in the spirit of a black comedy, My Kingdom for a Horse is an ideal introduction for anyone interested in one of history's most insane wars. Featuring some of history's most infamous figures, including the insane King Henry VI, whose madness triggered the breakdown, and the wicked Richard III, who murdered his young nephews to take the throne, this fifth entry in West?s A Very, Very Short History of England series is a must for fans of British history.