The Brothers York
Thomas PennSELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 BY THE GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE
'A gripping, complex and sensational story, told with calm narrative command ... With insight and skill, Penn cuts through the thickets of history to find the heart of these heartless decades' Hilary Mantel
'The Brothers York is savage, exciting, blisteringly good' Jessie Childs, author of God's Traitors
'An epic orgy of colour and character' Leanda de Lisle, The Times
'Thrilling, pacy ... Brings a novelist's verve to his telling of events' John Gallagher, The Guardian
The gripping new history by the author of the acclaimed bestseller Winter King
It is 1461 and England is crippled by civil war. One freezing morning, a teenage boy wins a battle in the Welsh marches, and claims the crown. He is Edward IV, first king...