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Michael Hicks (Author)
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0631235930 978-0631235934 September 17, 2008 1
This book illuminates Warwick's character and motivation, showing that he was an emotional, charming, and popular man with a strong sense of family loyalty. It is the first full study of this compelling figure within the context of political life in late medieval England.

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"Thoroughly recommended to anyone wanting to make sense of the bloodbath in late medieval English history known as the Wars of the Roses." BBC History Magazine

"Hicks' book will be the standard work on Warwick." History

"A rewarding essay ... founded on comprehensive research and a profound knowledge of the era which none today can match." History Today

"There is a great deal to admire in this book. It is shrewd and knowledgeable in its judgments, based on a tremendous amount of research, and has a lot of new and interesting things to say about the politics of mid-fifteenth century England." The Medieval Review

"Hicks has made another considerable contribution to our understanding of fifteenth-century England, and this book is sure to be widely read and vigorously discussed." American Historical Review

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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, remains one of the most controversial personalities of fifteenth-century England. The archetypal over-mighty subject, he was the dominant figure in the dynastic revolutions at the heart of the fifteenth-century Wars of the Roses. Warwick played a pivotal role first in advancing the Yorkist cause, leading Edward IV to replace the Lancastrian Henry VI in 1461. Then, having lost influence at court, he changed sides and was reversed the process in 1470. Warwick "the Kingmaker" dominated national politics in his various roles as general, admiral, pirate, subaltern, administrator, politician, propagandist, statesman, and diplomat.

This book illuminates Warwick's character and motivation, showing that he was an emotional, charming, and popular man with a strong sense of family loyalty. It is the first full study of this compelling figure within the context of political life in late medieval England.


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  • Paperback: 364 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (September 17, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0631235930
  • ISBN-13: 978-0631235934
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #283,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Biography of the War of the Rose's central figure, January 4, 1999
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A Warwick! A Warwick! Mr. Hicks work should be applauded. While the beginning of the book is very academic, in verse and research, it attempts look at Richard Neville, 16th Earl Warwick and Kingmaker, as a whole person. Hicks looks back on both primary and some secondary sources, makes some assumptions, buts overall lets the reader decide on Warwick's character. He notes the mixed temperament of 15th Century English - some hated Warwick, many more loved him. As a self proclaimed scholar of Neville, I have to highly recommend this work - along with four other titles entitled "Warwick" or "Kingmaker", all of which are out of print.
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Warwick the Kingmaker dominated the first half of the Wars of the Roses (1455-71). Read the first page
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ragged staves, northern retainers, master forester, evil councillors, first protectorate, second protectorate, ragged staff, judicial sessions, marcher lordships, point uppermost, inquisitions post mortem, new earl, new manifesto, good lordship, appointed steward, junior house, other earls, forfeited estates, great council, inheritance dispute
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King Henry, Duke Henry, Queen Margaret, West March, George Neville, Prince Edward, Wars of the Roses, Davies Chron, Richard Neville, Earl Richard Beauchamp, Cinque Ports, West Country, Channel Isles, Rous Roll, Earl Thomas, King Louis, Richard Duke of York, Sir Robert, Tewkesbury Abbey, Barnard Castle, Beauchamp Chapel, Charles the Bold, Lord Bergavenny, Anne Beauchamp, Warkworth's Chron
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