Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. ILLUSTRATIONS VII
4. PREFACE XI
5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS XIII
6. ABBREVIATIONS XV
7. Part I. THE ROAD TO THE THRONE
8. 1. The Heir of York 1
9. 2. The Yorkist Triumph, 1460-1461 22
10. Part II. THE FIRST REIGN, 1461-1471
11. 3. The Defence of the Throne, 1461-1464 41
12. 4. The Establishment of the Yorkist Regime 64
13. 5. The King's Marriage and the Rise of the Woodvilles 84
14. 6. The Burgundian Alliance and the Breach with Warwick, 1465-1469 104
15. 7. The Years of Crisis, 1469-1471 126
16. Part III. THE SECOND REIGN, 1471-1483
17. 8. DOMESTIC PROBLEMS AND POLICIES, 1471-1475 181
18. 9. The King's Great Enterprise, 1472-1475 205
19. 10. Family, Politics and Foreign Relations, 1475-1480 239
20. 11. Court Life and Patronage of the Arts 257
21. 12. War, Diplomacy and Disillusion, 1480-1483 278
22. Part IV. THE GOVERNANCE OF ENGLAND
23. 13. Personal Monarchy 299
24. 14. Councillors, Courtiers and King's Servants 308
25. 15. The King and the Community: Nobles, Commons in Parliament, and Merchants 331
26. 16. The King's Finances 371
27. 17. Law and Order 388
28. Conclusion: The End of the Reign: Achievement and Aftermath 414
29. APPENDICES
30. I. Note on Narrative Sources 429
31. II. Edward IV's Governor 436
32. III. Edward IV's Grants to Warwick 437
33. IV. The Northern Rebellions of 1469: A Note on Sources and Chronology 439
34. V. Warwick, Clarence, and the Lincolnshire Rebellion of 1470 441
35. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 443
36. INDEX 457