{"product_id":"fatal-colours-george-goodwin-9780393080841","title":"Fatal Colours: Towton 1461 - England's Most Brutal Battle","description":"The battle of Towton in 1461 was unique in its ferocity and brutality, as the armies of two kings of England engaged with murderous weaponry and in appalling conditions to conclude the first War of the Roses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Variously described as the largest, longest, and bloodiest battle on English soil, Towton was fought with little chance of escape and none of surrender. Yet, as if too ghastly to contemplate, the battle itself and the turbulent reign of Henry VI were neglected for centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Combining medieval sources and modern scholarship, George Goodwin colorfully re-creates the atmosphere of fifteenth-century England. From the death of the great Henry V and his baby son's inheritance first of England and then of France, Goodwin chronicles the vicious infighting at home in response to the vicissitudes of the Hundred Years War abroad. He vividly describes the pivotal year of 1450 and a decade of breakdown for both king and kingdom, as increasingly embittered factions struggle for a supremacy that could be secured only after the carnage of Towton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFatal Colours\u003c\/em\u003e includes a cast of strong and compelling characters: a warrior queen, a ruthless king-making earl, even a papal legate who excommunicates an entire army. And at its center is the first full explanation for the crippling incapacity of the enduringly childlike Henry VI--founder of Eton and King's College, Cambridge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With a substantive and sparkling introduction by David Starkey, \u003cem\u003eFatal Colours\u003c\/em\u003e brings to life a vibrant and violent age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Goodwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393080846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393080841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2012 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2012","brand":"George Goodwin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46372295409919,"sku":"9780393080841","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b68055d-1fa3-42c4-a664-7177c737e8ef.jpg?v=1732725553","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fatal-colours-george-goodwin-9780393080841","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}