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The Wars of the roses
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Using large-scale reenactments of 15th-century warfare, detailed maps, graphics, and expert commentary by Dr. David Chandler, military historian and former Head of War Studies at Sandhurst, this in...
Using large-scale reenactments of 15th-century warfare, detailed maps, graphics, and expert commentary by Dr. David Chandler, military historian and former Head of War Studies at Sandhurst, this informative program explores the roots and the results of the brutal and exhausting civil war between the houses of York and Lancaster. From St. Albans to Bosworth Field, the program provides a penetrating examination of a complicated yet compelling period of English history.
Details
- Creator
- Eagle Rock Entertainment
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2007], c1998
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (30 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9780736556781
- OCLC
- ocn707971550
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Feb. 09, 2007.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Prelude: Events Leading to the Wars of the Roses (2:44) -- King Henry VI and the Duke of York (4:20) -- First Battle of the Wars of the Roses (2:35) -- Victorious Yorkists in 1460 (4:49) -- Accession and Triumph of King Edward IV (2:27) -- English Civil War: End of Lancastrian Line (4:26) -- Yorkist Rule in England (3:33) -- Defeat of King Richard and Accession of Henry VII (3:59)