In the Wars of the Roses: A Story for the Young

"The chance resemblance of Prince Edward of Wales, son of Margaret of Anjou and Henry VI,, to the son of a Staffordshire knight, leads to a case of mistaken identity, and causes Paul Stukely to substitute himself for the heir-apparent to the English throne. On this incident of England\'s history is founded a story which deals with events that succeed the restoration of Henry VI., and introduces the struggle of the House of York and Lancaster with the succession of Edward IV." -Publishers Weekly "An interesting story of hairbreadth escapes and effusive loyalty in the midst of the rapine and treason which stalked through the land about 1470. The book ends with the foul murder of the young Lancastrian prince after the battle of Tewkesbury....Mrs. Green\'s careful study of the turbulent period in which she places her characters is much to be commended." -The Academy "Miss Everett-Green\'s little books are, we think, of a valuable kind...utilizing some of the dramatic incidents in English history as the thread whereon to hang an avowedly fictitious story...and may direct the young reader\'s attention in a pleasant way to those fields of more serious reading which, rightly entered upon, are of all others the most interesting to intelligent children. \'In the Wars of the Roses,\' which culminates in the tragedy of Tewkesbury, tells of a certain Paul Stukely, who becomes the follower and companion of the ill-starred Prince Edward of Lancaster. There are plenty of adventures with robbers in Epping Forest and other places...There is a good deal of verisimilitude in the descriptions of the young chiefs of Dynesvor and their surroundings, and boys will have their preferences between the two pairs of brothers, the fiercer Llewelyn and Howel, and the more cultured and modern Wendot and Griffeth." -The Athenaeum "A stirring Essex story by a popular historical writer. The scene is chiefly laid in the neighbourhood of Much Witham and Black Notley." -The East Anglian "Miss Everett-Green has laid the scenes of this story in the closing years of Henry VI\'s reign. The hero is for time the companion of the unfortunate Prince Edward....Well written and distinctly realistic. The life in Epping Forest at the old farm-house is particularly good, and the characters of the Devenish family are very lifelike. There is adventure, and fighting too, and we have Twekesbury and the murder of Prince Edward, though the author has not expanded history, but simply related the facts. It is history which cannot be remolded much, and naturally forbids a happy ending....Miss Everett-Green achieves a very fair success." -The Spectator Contents Prologue. Chapter 1: A Brush With The Robbers. Chapter 2: A Hospitable Shelter. Chapter 3: A Strange Encounter. Chapter 4: Paul\'s Kinsman. Chapter 5: In Peril. Chapter 6: In The Hands Of The Robbers. Chapter 7: The Protection Of The Protected. Chapter 8: The Rally Of The Red Rose. Chapter 9: The Tragedy Of Tewkesbury. Chapter 10: The Prince Avenged. Notes