ANTHONY JAMES POLLARD is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Teesside, UK. He has published extensively on fifteenth-century English history, his most recent book being Warwick and the Kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame.

Praise for the second edition: "A stimulating summary which brings the subject up to date. Clear and level-headed approach." - Mr G.C.F. Forster, University of Leeds, UK Praise for the third edition: "Pollard's Wars of the Roses is, and is destined to remain, the most important thematic survey of the Wars...it is a first-rate student text which will prove indispensable to another generation embarking on the study of this period." - David Grummitt, University of Kent, UK

• Preface to the Third EditionPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionMaps and TablesIntroduction1. The Wars in History2. The Course of the Wars3. The Character of the Wars4. The Causes of the Wars5. The Impact of the Wars6. The Aftermath of the Wars7. The European Context of the WarsConclusionNotesSelect BibliographyGlossaryIndex.

ANTHONY JAMES POLLARD is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Teesside, UK. He has published extensively on fifteenth-century English history, his most recent book being Warwick and the Kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame.

Praise for the second edition: "A stimulating summary which brings the subject up to date. Clear and level-headed approach." - Mr G.C.F. Forster, University of Leeds, UK Praise for the third edition: "Pollard's Wars of the Roses is, and is destined to remain, the most important thematic survey of the Wars...it is a first-rate student text which will prove indispensable to another generation embarking on the study of this period." - David Grummitt, University of Kent, UK

• Preface to the Third EditionPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionMaps and TablesIntroduction1. The Wars in History2. The Course of the Wars3. The Character of the Wars4. The Causes of the Wars5. The Impact of the Wars6. The Aftermath of the Wars7. The European Context of the WarsConclusionNotesSelect BibliographyGlossaryIndex.

ANTHONY JAMES POLLARD is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Teesside, UK. He has published extensively on fifteenth-century English history, his most recent book being Warwick and the Kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame.

Praise for the second edition: "A stimulating summary which brings the subject up to date. Clear and level-headed approach." - Mr G.C.F. Forster, University of Leeds, UK Praise for the third edition: "Pollard's Wars of the Roses is, and is destined to remain, the most important thematic survey of the Wars...it is a first-rate student text which will prove indispensable to another generation embarking on the study of this period." - David Grummitt, University of Kent, UK

• Preface to the Third EditionPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionMaps and TablesIntroduction1. The Wars in History2. The Course of the Wars3. The Character of the Wars4. The Causes of the Wars5. The Impact of the Wars6. The Aftermath of the Wars7. The European Context of the WarsConclusionNotesSelect BibliographyGlossaryIndex.