The Hollow Crown

The Wars of the Roses and the Rise of the Tudors

By: Dan Jones

Narrated by: Dan Jones

The 15th century saw the crown of England change hands seven times as the great families of England fought to the death for power, majesty and the right to rule.

The Hollow Crown completes Dan Jones' epic history of medieval England, and describes how the Plantagenets tore themselves apart to be finally replaced by the Tudors.

Some of the greatest heroes and villains in British history were thrown together in these turbulent times: Henry V, whose victory at Agincourt and prudent rule at home marked the high point of the medieval monarchy; Edward IV, who was handed his crown by the scheming soldier Warwick the Kingmaker, before their alliance collapsed into a fight to the death; and the last Plantagenet, Richard III, who stole the throne and murdered his own nephews, the Princes in the Tower. Finally, the Tudors arrived - but even their rule was only made certain in the 1520s, when Henry VIII ruthlessly hunted down his family's last remaining enemies.

In the midst this tumult, chivalry was reborn, the printing press arrived and the Renaissance began to flourish. With vivid descriptions of the battle of Towton, where 28,000 men died in a single morning, and the Battle of Bosworth Field, at which Richard III was hacked down, this is the real story behind Shakespeare's famous history plays.

©2014 Dan Jones (P)2018 Audible, Ltd

Another Dan Jones Classic

A well composed and paced breakdown of the history of the war of the roses from the perspective of the kings, Queen's and scheming nobles that perpetuated the crisis.

Dan Jones has a way of making early English history far more interesting than it would otherwise be perceived by a kid who grew up in the commonwealth and considered the stories boring and played out when compared to the wild stories from the continent.