Osprey - The Wars of the Roses

Also published as: Men-at-Arms 145: The Wars of the Roses
Author: Terence Wise
Illustrator: Gerry Embleton
Publisher: Osprey Publishing Co, January 2000
ISBN 1-84176-029-3
Softcover, 48 pages, measures (in inches) 0.25 x 9.75 x 7.25

About this Book
Much myth and fantasy surrounds the events of the Wars of the Roses: a bloody and prolonged dynastic struggle between the houses of York and Lancaster. Terence Wise's fascinating text lays bare the real story, and examines the armies, liveries and badges of the conflict. The author's readable account provides a comprehensive guide as to who fought whom, where, when, why and for what, from the origins of the Wars to such famous battles as Tewkesbury and Bosworth. The accompanying photographs, illustrations and colour plates by Gerry Embleton clearly detail the arms, armour and standards of the time.

Contents

• Introduction
  
• The Wars of the Roses
  
• 1455-1464
  
• 1469-1471
  
• 1483-1487
  
• The Armies
  
• Liveries and Badges
  
• The Plates