The Nevills of Middleham: England’s Most Powerful Family in the Wars of the Roses

In 1465, the Nevills must have thought they’d reached the pinnacle of power and influence in England. Richard Nevill was the king’s right-hand man and married to the richest woman in the kingdom; John Nevill was an accomplished soldier who’d done much to stabilise the new dynasty; and George Nevill was not only chancellor but newly enthroned as Archbishop of York. The Nevill women were as active as their male counterparts. As sisters and wives, daughters and daughters-in-laws, they had
the ears of the elite in England and were not afraid of wielding their influence. But it was not long before cracks in the most powerful family in England began to show… AUTHOR: K.L. Clark’s research of the Nevill family and the Wars of the Roses spans over a decade and she is currently working on a series of novels about the Nevills. She has presented two papers on the Wars of the Roses to the Richard III Society, writes the popular blog A Nevill Feast and is an active member of the Facebook history community. She lives in Australia with her family.
SELLING POINTS: . Follows the most powerful family in England through the reign of four kings . Tells the story of the bitter feud between the Nevills and the Percys, which triggered wider political unrest and ultimately, the Wars of the Roses . The family of Warwick the Kingmaker, and Anne Neville, wife of Richard III 13 b/w illustrations