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Anthony James Pollard is a British medieval historian, specialising in the fifteenth century and in particular the Wars of the Roses. A leading authority in the field, he is profesor emeritus of Teesside University. His books include North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses, Richard III and the Princes in theTower, Imagining Robin Hood: the Late Medieval Stories in Historical Context and Warwick the kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame.

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This collection of nine essays (including the introduction) by leading British scholars addresses recent debates concerning the Wars of the Roses, especially their origins and the balance between self-interest and principle in the motivation of the participants. The collection brings these issues forward for the consideration of sixth-form and undergraduate students. While offering a summation of current viewpoints, the collection also offers ...

The civil wars of the second half of the fifteenth century still stand in the popular imagination as the period of greatest anarchy in English history. This accessible introduction offers an overview of the debates surrounding the character, causes, impact and consequences of the wars. Thematically organised, the text also reviews the historiography of the years 1459-1487. Thoroughly revised and updated in the light of twenty-first century sch...

Excerpt from Mud-Laden Fluid Applied to Well Drilling One of the greatest wastes of natural gas is that which often takes place in drilling oil wells. If a well is being drilled by one of the usual methods, the gas becomes a hindrance to drilling, and the driller regards it as a nuisance, or the gas may be found in a field where it has little or no immediate commercial value, and hence is allowed to escape into the air without restraint. For ...