Edward IV by Charles Ross

Edward IV by Charles Ross

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Summary

This study places the reign of Edward IV in the context of late-medieval power politics, and analyzes the methods by which a usurper sought to retain his throne and re-assert the power of a monarchy weakened by the feeble rule of Henry VI.

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Edward IV by Charles Ross

This study places the reign of Edward IV in the context of late-medieval power politics, and analyzes the methods by which a usurper sought to retain his throne and re-assert the power of a monarchy weakened by the feeble rule of Henry VI.
Charles Ross is Professor of English and Chair of the Program in Comparative Literature at Purdue University; he is also a lawyer and a member of the Indiana Bar. He is author of The Custom of the Castle from Malory to Macbeth (University of California Press, 1997) and translator of Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato and Statius' Thebaid.
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ISBN 13 9780300073713
ISBN 10 0300073712
Title Edward IV
Author Charles Ross
Series The Yale English Monarchs Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 1998-01-21
Number of pages 506
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