Excerpt from Memoirs of the Rival Houses of York and Lancaster, Historical and Biographical, Vol. 1 of 2: Embracing a Period of English History From the Accession of Richard II, to the Death of Henry VII IT is with much diffidence that a pen so untried offers its first attempt in historical composition to the public eye. Attracted by the grandeur {of the subject, and strongly induced to enter a field comparatively neglected by former writers, the author has perhaps trusted too securely to the in terest attached to the period which she has en deavoured to illustrate, and ventured upon a theme which required higher and more varied powers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.