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The Wars of the Roses by Alison Weir
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The Wars of the Roses by Alison Weir
Paperback $20.00
Jun 25, 1996 | ISBN 9780345404336
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Praise

“Powerful and elegant . . . a complicated story brilliantly told.”Kirkus Reviews
 
“Elegantly written, revealingly detailed, and effortlessly narrated . . . Splendid work . . . Among her gifts, Weir has the two strengths essential to the historian: She writes with equal command about people as individuals and about the nature of power. Throughout, she is a canny and engaging guide to the unspeakably tangled workings of late-medieval political power. Military might, bloodlines, family alliances, regional loyalties, charisma, theatrics and image, revenge, greed, ruthlessness, and expediency all operated in tortuous formations and are here meticulously opened to scrutiny.”—The Boston Globe
 
“[A] perfectly focused and beautifully unfolded account.”Booklist (starred review)

“Stimulating . . . a well-written, entertaining narrative.”Library Journal

“[A] spellbinding chronicle . . . [Alison] Weir’s dark, glorious pageant restores the personal dimension to an oft-told tale without losing sight of a war that shattered feudalism, paved the way for capitalism, and weakened the monarchy.”Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“[Weir is] skilled at delineating the many memorable characters of the age. . . . It’s a tribute to her skill that she leaves you wanting more.”The Plain Dealer

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