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A review by jmatkinson1
Ravenspur: Rise of the Tudors by Conn Iggulden
5.0
Ambushed in the North and surrounded by Lancastrian allies, Edward IV has to flee to Flanders and Henry VI is restored to the throne. However supported by the Burgundians, Edward returns with an army and crushes Warwick's forces at Barnet and Margaret of Anjou's forces at Tewkesbury. The death of Henry and his son mean that the York monarchy is restored to the throne with only one distant Lancastrian heir left, Henry Tudor who is safe in France. Edward rules for 11 years but on his death his brother Richard declares Edward's children illegitimate and seizes the throne but the Tudor invasion force is gathering.
This is the final part of Iggulden's quartet of books about the Wars of the Roses and is the most accomplished by far. Iggulden's strengths have always been around the way that he writes action scenes, brilliantly exciting, visceral and well researched, but in this book his narrative shows greater sophistication. Dialogue is more realistic and characters more carefully drawn. The years from 1461-1485 are very wellknown in history but this book adds another dimension. Historical fiction at its very best.
This is the final part of Iggulden's quartet of books about the Wars of the Roses and is the most accomplished by far. Iggulden's strengths have always been around the way that he writes action scenes, brilliantly exciting, visceral and well researched, but in this book his narrative shows greater sophistication. Dialogue is more realistic and characters more carefully drawn. The years from 1461-1485 are very wellknown in history but this book adds another dimension. Historical fiction at its very best.