A review by sam_vimes_75
The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors by Dan Jones

5.0

With a tighter focus than his sprawling book on the Plantagenets, Jones creates an exciting account of the civil war that devastated England through the end of the Middle Ages. Jones concentrates on Henry VI's ineptitude as the cause for a power vacuum that inspired many to claim the throne. Even Game of Thrones fans will be shocked at the multiple betrayals, political intrigue, and murder of noble bloodlines. Jones also focuses on the successful Tudor propaganda that simplified the decades of murder and war into a family dispute resolved by the Tudor ascension. With scenes of Henry V, Joan of Arc, Richard III, and kingmaker Margaret Beaufort, it's a fascinating and accessible reading of England's most turbulent time.