Vicious battles, powerful monarchs, royal intrigue - this is the true story of the Wars of the Roses, and the inspiration for one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. In fifteenth-century England, the royal house of York came to dominate the country over the rival house of Lancaster. At its heart were three charismatic brothers-King Edward IV and his two younger siblings, George and Richard-who became the figureheads of a spectacular ruling dynasty. Together, they looked invincible. But with Edward's ascendancy the brothers began to turn on one another, unleashing a catastrophic chain of rebellion, vendetta, fratricide, usurpation, and regicide. Fascinating, dramatic, and filled with vivid historical detail, The Brothers York is a brilliant account of a conflict that fractured England for a generation. It is a rich and bloody tale as gripping as any historical fiction. Book jacket.
