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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
Enjoyable and interesting, but forgot Maggie Mash puts on that ghastly manly generic 'Euro' accent for any quote, male or female, British or otherwise.
Very detailed historical account of the wars of the roses. Nothing else to say really, except that if you are a history buff, then this is probably a must.
I only had the loosest understanding of the War(s) of the Roses, thinking it was a minor houses verses another house kind of deal. I was not aware that one side or the other involved to a large degree the actual King of England, or the wife/Queen thereof or Regents as the case may be as the fortunes of war and the various winners and losers gained or lost their positions and very often their heads as well. I was also surprised by the extent of the switching of loyalties of what the author calls the Magnates - the various high nobility of England at the time - and how much local allegiances took precedence of ones of King & country.
As far as the writing content and style goes, I found it engaging enough to keep me reading, although I had some minor issues at first with the vast quantity of players involved and keeping track of everyone. The portrayal of the major characters was particularly good and I felt I understood their motivations and the deep antipathy they held to their enemies was patently clear although as mentioned it could turn quickly should circumstances dictate.
As far as the writing content and style goes, I found it engaging enough to keep me reading, although I had some minor issues at first with the vast quantity of players involved and keeping track of everyone. The portrayal of the major characters was particularly good and I felt I understood their motivations and the deep antipathy they held to their enemies was patently clear although as mentioned it could turn quickly should circumstances dictate.
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
A big gap in my knowledge is English kings and I wanted to rectify that with some nice overview books that feel like more than just lists of dates and names. I really enjoyed Weir's writing and will read her again
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
informative
slow-paced
slow-paced
Ms. Weir spent far too much time exacerbating the battles of the Wars of the Roses instead of focusing on their causes and effects. She also neglected to analyze the second half of the war, which took place after the untimely death of Edward IV, instead summarizing it and making unbased assumptions in all of two paragraphs. This book is not up to her usual standards, providing only facts with minimal analysis.