Beyond that we know that Henry VIII is the successor and he, not through war, but his need to marry Anne Boleyn changes the face of religion. I can only hope that Conn Iggulden will decide to write about this time in history too. In 2010, there was media coverage toward a proposed epic film Emperor: Young Caesar to be about the early life of Julius Caesar covering the years from 92 BC to 71 BC and based on the first two novels of Iggulden's Emperor series, The Gates of Rome and The Death of Kings. Exclusive Media Group hired Burr Steers to direct after they had an adaptation penned by William Broyles and Stephen Harrigan. [15] [16] [17] Bibliography [ edit ] Emperor series [ edit ] Although Henry was finally free of rebellion, the last few years of his reign were not to be ones of unmitigated pleasure, as he suffered increasingly from ill health, possibly epilepsy, which necessitated his son becoming effective ruler on occasions. Henry finally died in Westminster on 20th March 1413. The soldiers were only aware of the proximity of the enemy by the sounds of trumpets and drums and the movements of heavily armoured men. They was little peace for Henry after Shrewsbury, as it would be another five years before the rebel figurehead of the Earl of Northumberland finally met his end in a battle at Bramham Moor, in Yorkshire. Shakespeare himself summed it up rather pithily for, ‘Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.’

Ravenspur" begins in 1470 and ends in 1485. It covers the dual reigns of Henry VI and Edward IV and climaxes in the death of Richard III on Bosworth Field in August of 1485. Since this history is relatively well known I do not think there is any danger of my mentioning anything that might be considered a spoiler but I do not want to go into too much detail and diminish the reading experience. The value of this book is in the telling of the story. It is historical fiction and by that I mean that it is an accurate portrayal of the history in question by supplying dialogue to the real participants in that history. This is my idea of good historical fiction. Stories that are simply dropped into a historical period without regard or interaction with any significant historical event or personality are, to me, merely period pieces and not true historical fiction. Conn Iggulden has clearly mastered my preferred form of this genre and joins my other favorite such author, Jeff Shaara, in my esteem and gratitude. Problema n. 1(sì, sono talmente tanti che trovo più semplice fare un elenco punto per punto): L'autore tenta di mettere in piedi un romanzo storico corale, ma fallisce miseramente.The Earl of Oxford, after the Battle of Barnet, journeyed to Cornwall with some of his soldiers. He obtained entry to St Michael’s Mount on the pretence that his party were pilgrims and massacred the Yorkist garrison. Historie of the Arrivall of Edward IV in England and the Finall Recoueyre of his Kingdomes from Henry VI edited by J Bruce, Camden Society, 1838 Oh yeah..sorry...the book? It's great. Um here is a spoiler that's not really a spoiler-the Tudors win. If this is news to you and you're angry with me-please immediately run to the bookstore and buy a History book. Now. For the rest of you- the author tells a great tale of essentially the fight of Edward IV to claim ("reclaim", one could say, technically) the Crown and for Richard III to keep it.

Same with Jasper Tudor and Henry. Those two relationships probably were the highlight of this book to me. Cross erected commemorating Henry IV's landing at Ravenspurn; the cross was later removed to Holyrood House in Hedon This book follows the author's trilogy on England's War of the Roses which I finished reading over 2 years ago. At the time I finished that series I was somewhat critical of how the author ended his trilogy. The last book ended shortly after the Battle of Towton in 1460. In my understanding of English history the War of the Roses didn't definitively end until the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. In my opinion the War was not over and there was some significant history yet to be played out and a 4th book was needed. Well some 2 years later this is that missing book and it completes the story started in the trilogy and it is every bit as good as the three books that preceded it. In September 2009 he wrote a children's book Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children through HarperCollins. Iggulden has since written three stories to accompany the story of the Tollins. [13] Other works [ edit ]At times yes the genealogy of the characters was some what confusing, but this simply meant flipping to the family tree or list of characters in the front of the book. This cannot be considered a flaw. The author is portraying very complex time in English history where seemingly everyone is claiming the throne. The aforementioned charts and character lists help greatly.

king of England (1461–70, 1471–83). The tall and handsome ‘Rose of Rouen’, born in that city, the eldest son of Richard, duke of York, gained the throne of England in March 1461 when he was only 18. Possession confirmed on the field of Towton a few weeks later, he was crowned in June. His reign, however, was interrupted in 1470 by his deposition and the temporary restoration of Henry VI. Preston, John (22 May 2009). "Conn Iggulden: addicted to heroism". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 19 April 2018. The Plantagenet line, therefore, is truly said to start with King Henry III. He was born in England and ruled from 1216-1272. His father was King John I. This Plantagenet line ends in 1399 with Henry IV, House Lancaster, forcing Richard II (his cousin) to abdicate. Henry IV is the son of John of Gaunt, First Duke Lancaster-himself the fourth son of Edward III.Edward IV’s Memoir on Paper to Charles, Duke of Burgundy. The so-called ‘short version of the Arrivall’ edited by Livia Visser-Fuchs in Nottingham Medieval Studies, Vol 36, 1992 Their piracy and extortion continued as before, but while the sea had once proved their ally in the pursuit of ill-gotten gains, it was slowly becoming an implacable foe. The tides drew the ground – and the dead – from beneath their feet, with bones in the churchyard exposed in ill-omen and its walls collapsing into the mud. This is one of the best novels that I have read on the Wars of the Roses, and I do not say that lightly. Part of me is surprised that I can make such a statement about a book that does not necessarily portray each historical figure as I would have or highlight the events that I would feature, but, regardless of any differences in opinion that I might have with Iggulden, this book is amazing. In August 2014, Iggulden was one of 200 public figures who signed a letter to The Guardian, opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue. [6] Career [ edit ] Historical fiction [ edit ] The Abbot of Meaux was consequently directed to gather up the disinterred bodies from the chapel yard of Ravenserodd and rebury them in the churchyard of Easington in 1355, and the Chronicle records that 'the whole town of Ravenserodd' was not long after 'totally annihilated by the floods of the Humber and the inundations of the great sea', giving a broad summary of the nature of the place and the supposed reasons for its undoing as follows: