England, 1454. A kingdom is sliding into chaos. Having struggled for a decade to contain the feuding of his dukes, Henry VI is losing his mind. This cannot end well. 

Disgruntled nobles support the regal claims of Richard, Duke of York. The stage is set for civil war. The first of a two-volume history of the Wars of the Roses is here.

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