Red roses : Blanche of Gaunt to Margaret Beaufort
Licence, Amy2016
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The Wars of the Roses were not just fought by men on the battlefield. Behind the scenes, there were daughters, wives, mistresses, mothers and queens whose lives and influences helped shape the most dramatic of English conflicts. This book traces the story of women on the Lancastrian side, from the children borne by Blanche, wife of John of Gaunt, through the turbulent fifteenth century to the advent of Margaret Beaufort's son in 1509, and establishment of the Tudor dynasty. From the secret liaisons of Katherine Swynford and Catherine of Valois to the love lives of Mary de Bohun and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, to the Queenship of Joan of Navarre and Margaret of Anjou, this book explores their experiences as women. Faced with the dangers of treason and capture, defamation and childbirth, read how these extraordinary women survived in extraordinary times.
Main title:
Red roses : Blanche of Gaunt to Margaret Beaufort / Amy Licence.
Author:
Licence, Amy, author
Imprint:
Stroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press, 2016.
Collation:
382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780750964005 (hbk)
Dewey class:
942.04
Language:
English
BRN:
1884994