de la Pole, Father and Son: The Duke, the Earl and the Struggle for Power

by Michèle Schindler

John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (September 27 1442-May 1492), was a major magnate in 15th-century England.

His youth was overshadowed by the political fall and subsequent murder of his father in 1450, who had been a favorite of King Henry VI, but was increasingly distrusted by the rest of the nobility. His second marriage, to Elizabeth of York, the sixth child and third daughter of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, made him...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1398106186
• ISBN13: 9781398106185
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.4"