Dynasty I: The Founding [antikvár]

FOREWORDUntil the 1950s, the fifteenth century was almost totally neglectedby historians and this fact, together with the scantiness ofcontemporary sources, and the unreliability of sixteenth centurytreatment of the period, made the fifteenth century seem asremote as the dark ages.There are now, however, a number of works which offer clearand reliable information to anyone who wishes to read more aboutthis period. Professor S B Chrimes' Lancastrians, Yorkists &Henry VII is very good for the earlier part of the century; on theYorkist period Cora Scofield's The Life and Reign of King EdwardIV is a brilliant and detailed study while Paul Murray Kendall'sRichard III is a vivid and readable work on both Richard III andEdward IV.For the social history of the period G M Trevelyan's invaluableEnglish Social History still cannot be bettered.The main books in addition to these which I have found usefulare as follows:Original Sources: York Civic RecordsWarkwarth's ChronicleThe Croyland Chronicle and ContinuationsThe Cely PapersThe Paston LettersWilliam of Worcester's Annales Rerum Angli-carumMemoirs of Phillipe de Commynes