Part of a seven-volume multiauthor history of England, this 1914 book, intended for the general reader, covers the Black Death, the Scottish Succession, conflicts with France, the conquest of Wales, political and religious rivalries, and the reigns of Edward I, Edward II, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, and Edward IV—the period ranges 1272-1485. Vickers's style is plain and clear, yet he covers the material in a most invested way.