Wars of the Roses 1377-1471
Robert Balmain Mowat
Play
Length 9 h 35 min
Chapters 33
First published 1914
The Wars of the Roses, 1377-1471, were a series of English civil wars fought for the control of the throne of England between two rival cadet branches of the House of Plantagenet, Lancaster and York. The Scottish historian, Robert Balmain Mowat (1883-1941) writes that these wars saw "the death of the old England and the beginning of the new." But they also saw the emergence of great personalities: the noble Richard of York, Warwick the Kingmaker, King Edward IV, indolent and energetic by turns, and his relentless opponent, Margaret of Anjou, a true she-wolf of France. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)
Chapters
1
Preface Read by Pamela Nagami 2:37
2
Ch. 1: The Family Settlement of Edward III Read by Pamela Nagami 10:56
3
Ch. 2: Constitutional History of the Lancastrian Dynasty Read by Pamela Nagami 17:24
4
Ch. 3: The French War Read by Pamela Nagami 23:32
5
Ch. 4: The Struggle in the Council, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 18:31
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Ch. 4: The Struggle in the Council, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 22:40
7
Ch. 5: Somerset and York, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 29:49
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Ch. 5: Somerset and York, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:07
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Ch. 6: The King's Madness and the First Protectorate of York, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:55
10
Ch. 6: The King's Madness and the First Protectorate of York, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 15:32
11
Ch. 7: The Second Protectorate of York and the Second Reconciliation of St. Paul's, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 25:35
12
Ch. 7: The Second Protectorate of York and the Second Reconciliation of St. Paul's, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 19:54
13
Ch. 8: The Battle of Bloreheath and the Attainder of the Yorkists Read by Pamela Nagami 18:07
14
Ch. 9: The Yorkists in Exile Read by Pamela Nagami 24:00
15
Ch. 10: The Battle of Northampton Read by Pamela Nagami 15:50
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Ch. 11: The Bid for the Crown Read by Pamela Nagami 12:35
17
Ch. 12: Wakefield Read by Pamela Nagami 13:29
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Ch. 13: Mortimer's Cross and the Second Battle of St. Albans Read by Pamela Nagami 15:25
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Ch. 14: The Accession of Edward IV Read by Pamela Nagami 24:33
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Ch. 15: The Northern War Read by Pamela Nagami 26:20
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Ch. 16: Queen Margaret Abroad Read by Pamela Nagami 11:58
22
Ch. 17: The Capture of Henry VI Read by Pamela Nagami 14:06
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Ch. 18: The Troubled Years of King Edward, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 18:25
24
Ch. 18: The Troubled Years of King Edward, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 17:19
25
Ch. 18: The Troubled Years of King Edward, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 16:55
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Ch. 19: The Last of the Lancastrians, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:23
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Ch. 19: The Last of the Lancastrians, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 10:06
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Ch. 19: The Last of the Lancastrians, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 15:29
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Ch. 20: English Society during the Wars of the Roses, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 19:49
30
Ch. 20: English Society during the Wars of the Roses, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 27:35
31
Ch. 21: The Breakdown of Government under Henry VI Read by Pamela Nagami 23:15
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Ch. 22: The Work of Edward IV Read by Pamela Nagami 18:53
33
Conclusion: The Accession of Henry VII Read by Pamela Nagami 6:00
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