The Medieval Gentry: Power, Leadership and Choice During the Wars of the Roses

by M. Mercer

What were the principal factors that influenced and shaped the behaviour of the gentry during the Wars of the Roses, from 1455 at the first battle of St Albans to the final encounter at Stoke in 1487? It was the gentry who were the natural leaders within their communities and the nobility relied upon them for military manpower, and to act as their mouthpieces at local levels. Consequently, the gentry's ability to persuade their kinsmen and tenants...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441190643
• ISBN13: 9781441190642
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 10.1"