Ravenspur (The Wars of the Roses, #4)

Posted on 08 December 2018 by Conn Iggulden

England, 1470 A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand The Yorkist king Edward IV is driven out of England, his wife and children forced to seek sanctuary from the House of Lancaster Yet rage and humiliation prick Edward back to greatness He lands at Ravenspur, with a half drowned army and his brother Richard at his side Though every hand is against them, though every city gate is shut, they have come home The brothers York will not go quietly into banishment Instead, they choose to attack Yet neither Edward nor Richard realize that the true enemy of York has yet to reveal himself Far away, Henry Tudor has become a man He is the Red Dragon the man of destiny who seeks to end the Wars of the Roses His claim will carry him to Bosworth Field There will be silence and the mourning of queens There will be self sacrifice and terrible betrayals Two royal princes will be put to death There will be an ending and a new royal house will stand over them all. New Read Ravenspur (The Wars of the Roses, #4) [ author ] Conn Iggulden [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr I read this book a year ago and it annoyed me so much at the time that I m only just now bothering to write a review for it Poor editorial decisions have ruined what could have been a strong ending to an otherwise strong series.It should have been two books The first three hundred pages or so depicted the final days of Edward IV s reign It was tol...Ravenspur is the final book I would think in Conn Iggulden s superb history of the Wars of the Roses.The tale begins with Edward IV, of House York, returning to England after being chased out by forces Loyal to Henry VI, House Lancaster, the current King of England But Henry VI is old and frail Edward lands in England, at Ravenspur, to wage war with the full might of his Plantagenet bloodline.Putting aside any historical judgements of their rule as Kings of England, I would just like to poin Ravenspur is the final book I would think in Conn Iggulden s superb history of the Wars of the Roses.The tale begins with Edward IV, of House York, returning to England after being chased out by forces Loyal to Henry VI, House Lancaster, the current King of England But Henry VI is old and frail Edward lands in England, at Ravenspur, to wage war with the full might of his Plantagenet bloodline.Putting aside any historical judgements of their rule as Kings of England, I would just like to point out that there IS something to be said of the Plantagenet bloodline when it comes to war and battle As an aside the Plantagenet line, which is from Anjou in France, was always of interest to me The name itself is said to derive from Plante Geneste Latin for Broom Plant it s a yellow plant the Counts of Anjou used to wear them on the ...Not so enamoured overall with this chapter, found it a little staid in places as we jus ground out the historical timeline. maybe thou that s a tad harsh seeing as its a generational series most of my favourite characters are no . the author hasn t really brought any new characters to life in this chapter which is prolly reasonable as many don t survive long enough to be fleshed out but it does make it a little characterless at times when the main surviving protagonists ar Not so enamoured overall with this chapter, found it a little staid in places as we jus ground out the historical timeline. maybe thou that s a tad harsh seeing as its a generational series most of my favourite characters are no . the author hasn t really brought any new characters to life...Okay, this will be short and sweet and will cover the whole series because, to be honest, there s not much of a difference between the books The Wars of the Roses series is a solid recounting of history, and by solid I mean that the reader listener, in my case gets a pretty good picture of the roots of the initial conflict and how it escalated into a decades long war that not only decimated the English nobility but also put a huge burden on the common people That s about it, really Iggulden Okay, this will be short and sweet and will cover the whole series because, to be honest, there s not much of a difference between the books The Wars of the Roses series is a solid recounting of history, and by solid I mean that the reader listener, in my case gets a pretty good picture of the roots of the initial conflict and how it escalated into a decades long war that not only decimated the English nobility but also put a huge burden on the common people That s about it, really Iggulden forgets, however, that a story needs relatable characters and there was simply none Well, maybe with the exception of Henry VI s spy maste...This is one of the best novels that I have read on the Wars of the Roses, and I do not say that lightly Part of me is surprised that I can make such a statement about a book that does not necessarily portray each historical figure as I would have or highlight the events that I would feature, but, regardless of any differences in opinion that I might have with Iggulden, this book is amazing.You know how one could be put to death in medieval times by being pulled apart by four horses That s kind This is one of the best novels that I have read on the Wars of the Roses, and I do not say that lightly Part of me is surprised that I can make such a statement about a book that does not necessarily portray each historical figure as I would have or highlight the events that I would feature, but, regardless of any differences in opinion that I might have with Iggulden, this book is amazing.You know how one could be put to death in medieval times by being pulled apart by four horses That s kind of how this book feels but in a good way.In one corner, we have Margar...It actually pains me to give this book only 3 1 2 stars I wish I could give it , because I really liked the first three books and I almost did, because it did some things that were very important to me right.For example, neither Richard III nor Henry VII was portrayed as a mustache twirling villain who abuses everyone that crosses their path I would even argue that for most of the time both of them were amongst the most likeable characters A huge relief for me, because I just like it be It actually pains me to give this book only 3 1 2 star...Book 1 Stormbird reviewBook 2 Trinity reviewBook 3 Bloodline reviewThis is probably my favourite series ever I was a little tentative going into this because a lot of reviews had said it wasn t as good as the first three books, but honestly I loved it just as much This novel is really the fall of Warwick and the Lancaster cause, the end of Edward IV and subsequent rise of Richard III, and, as we near the end, the start of the Tudors The Wars of the Roses is such an interesting period o...This fantastic series concludes in spectacular style Masterly telling of the Wars of the Roses including a particularly intriguing portrait of Richard the Gloucester, later to become Richard III.I felt that this final entry into his Wars of the Roses Series is the weakest book in the series In this novel, Mr Iggulden divides the narrative into two parts The first is the restoration of Henry VI 1470 and Edward IV s subsequent recapturing the throne in 1471 The second part is basically the story of Richard III reign, from 1482 1485 and his defeat at Bosworth Field.In telling the story of the events of 1470 71, the author starts off with the future Henry VII escaping with his uncle, Ja I felt that this final entry into his Wars of the Roses Series is the weakest book in the series In this novel, Mr Iggulden divides the narrative into two parts The first is the restoration of Henry VI 1470 and Edward IV s subsequent recapturing the throne in 1471 The second part is basically the story of Richard III reign, from 1482 1485 and his defeat at Bosworth Field.In telling the story of the events of 1470 71, the author starts off with the ...This book follows the author s trilogy on England s War of the Roses which I finished reading over 2 years ago At the time I finished that series I was somewhat critical of how the author ended his trilogy The last book ended shortly after the Battle of Towton in 1460 In my understanding of English history the War of the Roses didn t definitively end until the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 In my opinion the War was not over and there was some significant history yet to be played out and a This book follows the author s trilogy on England s War of the Roses which I finished reading over 2 years ago At the time I finished that series I was somewhat critical of how the author ended his trilogy The last book ended shortly after the Battle of Towton in 1...

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08 December 2018

Conn Iggulden