Edward IV (Penguin Monarchs): The Summer King

'Edward was a man of considerable charm, who perhaps relied too much upon that charm to keep tensions within his entourage at bay' In 1461 Edward earl of March, a handsome, charismatic eighteen-year old, usurped the English throne during the first and most fierce of the Wars of the Roses. The years that followed witnessed a period that has been described as a golden age. Yet, argues A. J. Pollard, Edward was a man of limited vision, who squandered his talents and failed to secure his own dynasty.

''Edward was a man of considerable charm, who perhaps relied too much upon that charm to keep tensions within his entourage at bay''

In 1461 Edward earl of March, a handsome, charismatic eighteen-year old, usurped the English throne during the first and most fierce of the Wars of the Roses. The years that followed witnessed a period that has been described as a golden age. Yet, argues A. J. Pollard, Edward was a man of limited vision, who squandered his talents and failed to secure his own dynasty.

• | Author: A J Pollard
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jul 04, 2019
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780141989907
• | ISBN-10: 0141989904