Blood and Roses (Paperback, Main)

The War of the Roses turned England upside down. Between 1455 and 1485 four kings lost their thrones, more than forty noblemen lost their lives on the battlefield or their heads on the block, and thousands of the men who followed them met violent deaths. Yet almost nothing is known about the thoughts and feelings of the people who lived through this bloody conflict. Almost nothing, but not quite. As they made their way in a disintegrating world, a Norfolk family called the Pastons were writing letters - about politics, about business, about shopping, about love and about each other. Using these letters, the oldest surviving family correspondence in English, Helen Castor traces the extraordinary history of the Paston family across three generations. Blood & Roses tells the dramatic, moving and intensely human story of how one family survived one of the most tempestuous periods in English history.

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2005
Authors:	Helen Castor
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	347
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-21671-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > 1000 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > Family history Books > History > British & Irish history > 1000 to 1500 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > Family history Promotions
LSN:	0-571-21671-4
Barcode:	9780571216710

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