During the Wars of the Roses, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, exercised more than regal power. It was he who disposed of Henry VI and gained the throne for Edward IV - and nine years later tried to overthrow him. Edward fled to the Continent, but he returned in strength and crushed the Lancastrians. Warwick's death at the Battle of Barnet (or rather fleeing from it) marked the end of an important era in English history. First published in 1957.
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'Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick - called the Kingmaker - has been relegated to a famous oblivion: is there any other man in English history so well known and so little known about?' - Paul Murray Kendall, from his Preface.
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Paul Murray Kendall was Professor of English Literature at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Earlier he held the same Chair at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, where he became a Regents Professor Emeritus. In 1970 he was awarded an Honorary L.H.D. (Doctor of Humane Letters) by Ohio University. He spent several years in Europe while carrying out the research for his books. He was the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including the Guggenheim. Paul Murray Kendall died in 1973.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Whilst he was clearly a huge influence on the history of England in the late middle ages, there seem to be very few books dedicated to Richard Neville, England's first truly great warrior-politician. Having read the excellent biography of Richard III by the same author, I decided to try this one, having been fascinated by the Earl of Warwick ever since I'd read more fleeting references to him in other history books. This biography does not disappoint. Paul Murray Kendall brings Richard Neville startlingly to life, and one can glimpse something of the real man, and what drove him, behind the great legend. I'd recommend it to anyone interested in reading about a truly great Briton!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Paul Murray Kendall recaptures the true brilliant nature of the Earl of Warwick. To some historians Warwick is merely greedy, some could say a traditional 15th century noble. Mr Kendall shows the Earl to be more than that.
The book is broken into five sections with each one looking at the different times of Warwick's illustrious life, from his emergence at the first battle of St. Albans to his last moments on the battlefield near the small village of Barnet. I found the fact that the Earl of Warwick was the central figure of the book, in other texts about the Wars of the Roses he seems to be in the background, Mr Kendall changes this and a new light is shed onto this intriguing period of time. We can now see that Warwick was in fact an essential player in his life.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in this period of time, it gives a different view upon the Earl of Warwick.
The book is broken into five sections with each one looking at the different times of Warwick's illustrious life, from his emergence at the first battle of St. Albans to his last moments on the battlefield near the small village of Barnet. I found the fact that the Earl of Warwick was the central figure of the book, in other texts about the Wars of the Roses he seems to be in the background, Mr Kendall changes this and a new light is shed onto this intriguing period of time. We can now see that Warwick was in fact an essential player in his life.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in this period of time, it gives a different view upon the Earl of Warwick.
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This book covers the Earl of Warwick's life - and is both an easy and interestind read.
I purchased this after reading the other reviews, and was not disappointed!
I purchased this after reading the other reviews, and was not disappointed!
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