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Treachery and Retribution (Paperback)

England's Dukes, Marquesses & Earls: 1066–1707

P&S History > British History P&S History > Social History

By Andrew Rawson
Imprint: Pen & Sword History
Pages: 200
Illustrations: 32
ISBN: 9781473876248
Published: 13th March 2017

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This is the history of Englands turbulent times, told through the stories of the countrys nobility. The book begins with the Norman Conquest in 1066 and ends with the union of England and Scotland in 1707. The nobility fought wars against Scotland in the north and against France on the Continent. They conquered Ireland and Wales and then had to deal with the rebellions that followed.

This is the story of their abduction plots and assassination attempts and the brutal retribution when the treachery failed. It recalls the barons rebellions and the peasant uprisings against the king. It also explains the reasons behind the family factions who fought for the crown, the most famous example being the War of the Roses. Also covered are the noble marriages arranged by the king to reward loyalty and maintain the balance of power. It tells of the children betrothed to marry, the failed marriages of convenience and the secret marriages for love.

Learn how Henry VIII introduced new problems when he appointed himself head of the Church of England. Successive monarchs switched between the new church and the Catholic Church. Then there was the challenge to Charles Is rule in the Civil Wars.

The story ends with the union of England and Scotland and the creation of Great Britain in 1707. It was also the end of the period of treachery and retribution which had plagued the English crown for nearly 650 years.

Each chapter brings together the most striking episodes of the reign in a succession of short paragraphs and form an original and extremely didactic ensemble.

VaeVictis, September/October 2017

As reviewed in

Essence Magazine

This fascinating book looks at the dangers of being a member of the nobility through almost 700 years, from the Norman conquest to the creation of Great Britain in 1707. Extraordinary account of murders, kidnappings, rebellions and all manner of unpleasantness relating to the landed gentry.

Books Monthly, May 2017 - reviewed by Paul Norman
 Andrew Rawson

About Andrew Rawson

ANDREW RAWSON has over forty books to his name, including eight Pen and Sword ‘Battleground Europe’ travel books and three History Press ‘Handbook’ reference books. He has edited the minutes of the Second World War conferences and the top-secret correspondence between George C. Marshall and Dwight D. Eisenhower. He books include covering Poland’s struggle in the twentieth century, Auschwitz Extermination Camp and wartime Krakow. He has also written a ten-part series on the Western Front campaigns between 1914-18. He has a master’s degree with Birmingham University’s history department.

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