Squires, Knights, Barons, Kings

War and Politics in Fifteenth Century England

Wm. E. Baumgaertner

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Trafford Publishing
06 January 2010

Encyclopaedias & reference works; History

"Many who have a passing interest in English history know of the kings: the Lancastrian usurper, Henry IV; the great warrior-king, Henry V; and the monkish monarch, Henry VI. Some also know of the fair Yorkist king, Edward IV, and his fated son, Edward V - the Prince in the Tower. Many more know of the Yorkist usurper, Richard III, and his Tudor nemesis, the last Lancastrian claimant, Henry VII. But what about the other key individuals of fifteenth century England?

Most have heard of the ""Kingmaker"", even if they forget that he was Sir Richard de Neville, Earl of Warwick. But who was Little Fauconberg? Who was Hotspur, and how did he get his nickname? Who were the Beauforts, illegitimate descendents of Edward III (through his son, John of Gaunt), and how did they impact the history of England so significantly? Who was the ""Butcher of England"" and how did such an erudite and sophisticated man earn such an inglorious title? Why was Sir Richard de Beauchamp, also an Earl of Warwick, called the ""Father of Courtesy"" and the ""Son of Chivalry""? What brought the educated and wealthy Owain Glyn Dwr, the last Welsh Prince of Wales, to the point of rebellion? Was Queen Margaret the ""she-wolf of Anjou"", or just a fiercely devoted wife and mother? Was Sir Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, the guardian of good government, or a self-serving, aristocratic snob bent on snatching the throne of England? Who was the ""English Achilles"", how did he earn such a sobriquet, and how did his end mark the ending of the Hundred Years War? Who were the Nevilles and the Percys, and how did a minor family feud start the Wars of the Roses? Who were the other squires, knights, barons, earls, and dukes that contributed so much to the history of fifteenth century England, but who seem mostly forgotten today?

Come, plumb the depths of the people of that far gone time. For the answers all lie within these pages. Within is a brief biography of many of the more important personages, regardless of aristocratic rank. Included are parents, spouses, children, and other familial relationships, plus titles and offices, family coats-of-arms, and where readily available, family badges, livery, and battle standards. To further enrich the background, some supplemental sections have been added. These include a glossary of titles and offices, definition of selected heraldic terms, and a brief timeline of fifteenth century England."

By: Wm. E. Baumgaertner
Imprint: Trafford Publishing
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 152mm, Width: 229mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 669g
ISBN: 9781426907692
ISBN 10: 1426907699
Pages: 504
Publication Date: 06 January 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Wm. E. Baumgaertner has an enduring interest in fifteenth century England, and this is his second history book on the subject. He is next planning a novel that takes place before and during the Wars of the Roses. He also has published a novel about dinosaurs, and is working on a reference book of the twentieth century. A transportation engineer by profession, he lives with his wife in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Reviews for Squires, Knights, Barons, Kings: War and Politics in Fifteenth Century England

This compelling story of a marriage begins in the late 1960s, the decade when sex was invented, and the future was full of adventure, freedom, optimism and increasing affluence. But there were still people left over from a less worldly past; when sex came after marriage, children came next, husbands were 'breadwinners' and affluence was hard-earned. Jack and Hope Langley are two of them, very young, very innocent and trusting - especially of each other - with a belief that life will always be as straightforward as it is when the ring is slipped on to Hope's finger. As a late and only child Hope has always been protected and cherished. Jack, ingenuous and deeply in love, is determined to continue the cherishing; and 'Widdershins', the shabby little Cornish cottage set in a wild, majestic landscape, where they spent their honeymoon, comes to exemplify all they want from life. Two daughters arrive alarmingly quickly, bringing a measure of enforced maturity; but regular summer visits of the family to 'Widdershins' consolidate their togetherness. Sex is not the be-all-and-end-all of their relationship. They have so much more. Then, bursting into their lives with a blaze of pyrotechnical dazzle come the exotic Petersons: Mandy and Henrik, he an engineer with plans for barrage on the nearby River Severn, she an entrepreneur with equally grandiose ideas for her own, and Hope's future. They are everything the Langleys are not, and paradoxically it transpires that the Langleys are, and have, everything the Petersons are not,and have not - but covet. Drawn, fascinated, into their new friends' orbit, Hope and Jack gradually begin to lose what they have until, horrifically, they come near to losing everything. There follows a chillingly persuasive chronicle of their separate battles to reach firm ground again; to regain the love and trust which has been destroyed. A tale to provoke much thought, and deeply stir emotions. (Kirkus UK)