England in the Later Middle Ages. By K. H. Vickers.
(Methuen and Co. 10s. 6d. net.)—The two centuries of English history which lie between the accession of Edward I. and the battle of Bosworth are little known to the general reader. A few outstanding episodes, such as Bannockburn, Crecy, the Ware of the Roses, and the Black Death, probably sum up his conception of the age during which modern England was sinking its tap-roots into the fertile soil and awaiting the fostering showers of the New Learning and the Reformation. It is difficult to see clearly through the con- fused tangle of political events and dynastic squabbles. Pro- fessor Vickers has had no easy task, and we are not surprised that his contribution to Professor Oman's composite History of England has lagged behind its fellows. His work is admir- ably done, and will be welcome to all who wish to repair a gap in their historical knowledge.—The Wars of the Hoses. By R. B. Mowat. (Crosby Lockwood and Son. 6s. net...)—This somewhat pedestrian narrative shows a careful study of the printed sources, and owes much to Stubbs and Ramsay.
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