Towton 1461

England's bloodiest battle

AvChristopher Gravett

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

Del 120 i serien Campaign

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Beskrivning

A compact, illustrated history of one of the longest and bloodiest battle of the Wars of the Roses, and a key victory for the Yorkists.On a bitterly cold Palm Sunday, 29 March 1461, the army of King Edward IV met that of his Lancastrian enemies on a snow-covered battlefield south of the village of Towton in Yorkshire. The struggle lasted all day. With the arrival of Yorkist reinforcements under the Duke of Norfolk, the Lancastrian line eventually broke and their troops fled, many being caught and slaughtered in the death trap known as ‘Bloody Meadow’.Christopher Gravett examines the campaign that marked the resurgence of the Yorkist cause and established Edward IV as king.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-04-20
Mått:190 x 250 x 10 mm
Vikt:320 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Campaign
Antal sidor:96
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustratör:Graham Turner
ISBN:9781841765136

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Slag och fälttåg inom Samhälle och politik
Medeltiden inom Historia och arkeologi

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CHRISTOPHER GRAVETT is Senior Curator at the Royal Armouries and a recognised authority on the arms, armour and warfare of the medieval world. He has worked as an advisor for numerous television and film productions. His other Osprey titles include the three-volume analysis of the development of the English Medieval Knight, Warrior 35, 48 and 58, and Campaign 66 Bosworth 1485.Graham Turner was born in Harrow in 1964, the son of the respected aviation artist Michael Turner. Graham has been a freelance artist since 1984, specialising in historical and military subjects, particularly of the medieval period, and has illustrated numerous Osprey titles.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionChronologyOrigins of the CampaignThe CommandersOpposing ForcesThe March to TowtonThe BattleAftermathThe Grave PitsThe Battlefield todayFurther ReadingIndex