HISTORY A/S THE WARS OF THE ROSES- The de la Poles, part 1

Meant to provide excellent background knowledge for one of the key families in the History module THE WARS OF THE ROSES, the de la Poles, this THIRTEEN page guide, fully annotated with revision questions provides essential background to both modules. This family came up from merchants to be advisor to Henry VI in a historically short space of time.

This is set as a backdrop to the following issues:
1. From where do the sources of power come within a state? (economic, social and political). The previous guide looks into ‘Lancastrians’, and this second supplementary guide, the ‘Yorkists’. (Remember WHEN these terms' context and definition changes and why/how.)
2. What was/is the nature of kingship and from where does it come? And how do those who support kings fare when the regime changes? The de la Poles often did not fare so well at all.
3. What was the impact of the dynastic/monarchic instability on the general populus of all class levels? (social and economic) Here we looked at a family on the fringes who married into nobility and consorted with Kings on the battlefield and at Court.
4. What caused the political breakdowns that led to the Wars of the Roses? (political primarily) and in this guide we have looked one of the families who fortunes rose and fell at the whim of Kings and magnates. It is clear that many at the top did not appreciate.

Part 2 of their timeline, suitable for both this module and THE TUDORS, is also available in the shop.