Alistair Dommett
ASIN: B012LLA14A
Publisher: Alistair Dommett
Pages: 141
The Wars of the Roses tore England apart. Brothers fought brothers, cousins fought cousins, friends fought friends and neighbours fought neighbours. The conflict lasted for thirty years, and saw the bloodiest battle on British soil; The Battle of Towton. In that battle alone one percent of the population was slain. It lasted for one day.The Battle of Bosworth, on the other hand, effectively ended the Civil War. Although there was another battle to come, Bosworth allowed Henry Tudor to secure the Crown of England. It also saw the death of the last Yorkist King; Richard the Third.This book includes two fictional stories based on the Battle of Bosworth. In the first story; The Bloody Rose, I look at the lives of two fictional characters on opposing sides of the battle. In the second; Treachery: A Lord's Tale, I explore the emotions and experiences of some of the Noblemen present that day ...