The Wars of the Roses 1377-1471: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Wars of the Roses 1377-1471, credited to Robert Balmain Mowat, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Wars of the Roses 1377-1471 by Robert Balmain Mowat. Read in English by Pamela Nagami The Wars of the Roses, 1377-1471, were a series of English civil wars fought for the control of the throne of England between two rival cadet branches of the House of Plantagenet, Lancaster and York. The Scottish historian, Robert Balmain Mowat (1883-1941) writes that these wars saw "the death of the old England and the beginning of the new." But they also saw the emergence of great personalities: the noble Richard of York, Warwick the Kingmaker, King Edward IV, indolent and energetic by turns, and his relentless opponent, Margaret of Anjou, a true she-wolf of France. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Wars of the Roses 1377-1471
• Author credits: Robert Balmain Mowat
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 33
• Listed recording duration: 9:35:04

Catalogue topics

• Wars of the Roses
• margaret of anjou
• battle of towton
• edward iv
• lancaster and york
• henry vi of england
• earl of warwick
• duke of suffolk

Opening tracks: first 24 of 33

1. 01 - Preface — 2:37
2. 02 - Ch. 1: The Family Settlement of Edward III — 10:56
3. 03 - Ch. 2: Constitutional History of the Lancastrian Dynasty — 17:24
4. 04 - Ch. 3: The French War — 23:32
5. 05 - Ch. 4: The Struggle in the Council, Pt. 1 — 18:31
6. 06 - Ch. 4: The Struggle in the Council, Pt. 2 — 22:40
7. 07 - Ch. 5: Somerset and York, Pt. 1 — 29:49
8. 08 - Ch. 5: Somerset and York, Pt. 2 — 11:07
9. 09 - Ch. 6: The King's Madness and the First Protectorate of York, Pt. 1 — 13:55
10. 10 - Ch. 6: The King's Madness and the First Protectorate of York, Pt. 2 — 15:32
11. 11 - Ch. 7: The Second Protectorate of York and the Second Reconciliation of St. Paul's, Pt. 1 — 25:35
12. 12 - Ch. 7: The Second Protectorate of York and the Second Reconciliation of St. Paul's, Pt. 2 — 19:54
13. 13 - Ch. 8: The Battle of Bloreheath and the Attainder of the Yorkists — 18:07
14. 14 - Ch. 9: The Yorkists in Exile — 24:00
15. 15 - Ch. 10: The Battle of Northampton — 15:50
16. 16 - Ch. 11: The Bid for the Crown — 12:35
17. 17 - Ch. 12: Wakefield — 13:29
18. 18 - Ch. 13: Mortimer's Cross and the Second Battle of St. Albans — 15:25
19. 19 - Ch. 14: The Accession of Edward IV — 24:33
20. 20 - Ch. 15: The Northern War — 26:20
21. 21 - Ch. 16: Queen Margaret Abroad — 11:58
22. 22 - Ch. 17: The Capture of Henry VI — 14:06
23. 23 - Ch. 18: The Troubled Years of King Edward, Pt. 1 — 18:25
24. 24 - Ch. 18: The Troubled Years of King Edward, Pt. 2 — 17:19

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