Warwick the Kingmaker

This book charts the extraordinary rise of the Neville family to their leading position on the local and national stage.The most powerful and most famous member of this family was Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, a man remembered by history as The Kingmaker.Warwick rose to fame steadily, as his family had done for generations, following in his father’s footsteps with a spectacular marriage that brought even more power.His rise gathered pace as the political situation in England worsened.The decision of the Neville faction to back the Yorkist cause was critical to the next thirty years of English politics.Why did the Nevilles abandon the Lancastrian regime that had brought them wealth and power?Could the rupture have been avoided?Returning to primary source material, this book shows what drove a man trusted by Henry VI into opposition and eventually to take the field of battle, playing a key role in unseating the Lancastrian dynasty.Warwick’s famous and spectacular fall from favour und