The Hollow Crown

I looked at my review of a previous Dan Jones history I had read and had made comment that it was “A very enjoyable popular history and hard to be too critical.” And it is hard not to say the same for this very readable installment that he has produced on the madness that was the Wars of The Roses.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/759618592?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1

If one likes populist narrative history told with “.....pace and flair...”, as the cover blurb says, this is right up that target audiences alley. It is however not my style of delivery. Far too much subjectivity for me. A few too many “it was a blistering hot day” observations.

And to quote my previous review of the authors work “A pity really as there is a magnificent Further Reading chapter at the end and the (Epilogue) was also a good read.” The footnotes are lot better as well. But.......as much as I enjoyed it is was just a good read.

I do love Dan Jones's way of getting historical events across. The book gives the reader a wonderful feel for the violence and waste of life during this period.