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Blood-Red the Roses: the Wars of the Roses

Alderman, C L

Hardback

Published: 1973

SBN: 561-00172-3

Publisher: Bailey Bros & Swinfen Limited

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses

Synopsis: ‘For thirty-five years the Houses of York and Lancaster engaged in a bloody struggle for the throne of England’: popularised account of the campaigns and the political history of the period.

 

Merevale & Atherstone: 1485 – Recent Bosworth Discoveries

Austin, John D

Paperback

Published: 2004

ISBN: 095-385-3217

Publisher: The Friends of Atherstone Heritage

Subjects covered: Bosworth; Atherstone; Richard III; Henry Tudor; warfare

Synopsis: Discussion on new suggested site for Bosworth and recent discoveries in the locality. B/W illustrations.

 

Tournaments: jousts, chivalry and pageants in the Middle Ages

Barber, Richard; Barker, Juliet

Hardback

Published: 1989

ISBN: 1-555-844-006

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Subjects covered: Tournaments; pageantry; armour

Synopsis: On the origins of tournaments, their problems and pageantry, tournament armour, etc. lavishly illustrated.

 

Battles and Battlefields in England

Barrett, C R B

Hardback

Published: 1896

Publisher: AD Innes & Company

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; battles; battlefields

Synopsis: Rather out-of-date accounts of battles from 1066 to 1685, including all the main Wars of the Roses battles from St. Albans to Bosworth.

 

The Battle of Bosworth

Bennett, Michael

Hardback

Published: 1985

ISBN: 086-299-053-X

Publisher: Alan Sutton

Subjects covered: Battle of Bosworth

Synopsis: Detailed illustrated study of the events leading up to the battle, the combatants, the battle itself and the sources describing it.

 

Lambert Simnel and the Battle of Stoke

Bennett, Michael

Hardback

Published: 1987

ISBN: 086-299-334-2

Paperback

Published: 1993

ISBN: 075-090-377-5

Publisher: Alan Sutton

Subjects covered: Battle of Stoke; Lambert Simnel

Synopsis: Well-illustrated definitive account, tracing the origins of the Lambert Simnel conspiracy and the course of the campaign culminating in the Battle of Stoke, with an appendix of relevant extracts from chronicles and other sources.

 

European Armour c. 1066 to c.1700

Blair, Claude

Hardback

Published: 1972

ISBN: 071-34-072-98

Publisher: Batsford

Subjects covered: Armour; tournaments; shields; horses; armour production

Synopsis: Well-illustrated standard work on the development of armour.

 

The Battle of Towton

Boardman, A W

Hardback

Published: 1994

ISBN: 075-09-0771-1

Paperback

Published: 1996

ISBN: 075-09-1245-6

Publisher: Alan Sutton

Subjects covered: Towton; Wakefield; Mortimer’s Cross; Second Battle of St. Albans; Edward IV

Synopsis: Well-illustrated account of the run up to Towton, including the battles of Wakefield, Mortimer’s Cross and 2nd St. Albans, the Battle itself and its aftermath.

 

The Medieval Soldier in the Wars of the Roses

Boardman, A W

Hardback

Published: 1998

ISBN: 075-09-1465-3

Publisher: Alan Sutton

Subjects covered: Medieval soldier; Wars of the Roses; tactics; weaponry; finances; retainers

Synopsis: Life of a medieval soldier, covering recruitment, armour and weapons, finances, military tactics.

 

The Medieval Archer

Bradbury, Jim

Hardback

Published: 1985

ISBN: 085-115-194-9

Publisher: Boydell

Subjects covered: Medieval archer; weapons; Robin Hood; Battle of Hastings; Agincourt; longbow

Synopsis: Definitive study of the archer and his weapons from the Battle of Hastings to the Wars of the Roses; also considers the position of the archer in society and examines the Robin Hood legends.

 

The Medieval Siege

Bradbury, Jim

Hardback

Published: 1992

ISBN: 085-115-3127

Publisher: Boydell

Subjects covered: siege warfare; weapons

Synopsis: Survey of siege warfare in Europe c.450 – c.1550, covering its history, developments in tactics and weaponry, and the personal experiences of those involved.

 

Visits to Fields of Battle in England of the Fifteenth Century

Brooke, Richard

Hardback: Facsimile Reprint

Published: 1975

ISBN: 0904-387-038

Publisher: Alan Sutton

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; battlefields; Shrewsbury; Stoke; Evesham; Towton; Barnet; Northampton; Mortimer’s Cross; Barnet; Bosworth; weapons

Synopsis: Accounts of 15th century battles, including most of those of the Wars of the Roses.

 

The Battlefields of England

Burne, Alfred H

Hardback

Published: 1973

SBN: 416-790-305

Publisher: Methuen

Subjects covered: Battlefield of England; First St. Albans battle; Second St. Albans; Towton; Barnet; Tewkesbury; Bosworth;

Synopsis: Detailed accounts of battles, including First and Second St. Albans, Towton, Barnet, Tewkesbury and Bosworth.

 

More Battlefields of England

Burne, Alfred H

Hardback

Published: 1952

Hardback

Published: 1974

SBN: 416-829-201

Publisher: Methuen

Subjects covered: Blore Heath; Stoke; Mortimer’s Cross

Synopsis: Detailed accounts of further battles, including Blore Heath and Stoke.

 

The Wars of the Roses (Royal History of England Series, edited by Antonia Fraser)

Cheetham, Anthony

Hardback

Published: 2000

ISBN: 0304-354686

Publisher: Cassell & Company

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; Henry VI; Edward IV; Richard III; Henry VII

Synopsis: Easy to read, ‘coffee-table’ book with plenty of well-known pictures of people and places. A good introduction to the Wars, it has a chapter on each of the kings involved in the build up to the Wars and in the Wars themselves and others around them.

 

The Wars of the Roses

Cole, Hubert

Hardback

Published: 1973

ISBN: 0246-106-182

Publisher: 2 copies: The Bookclub Associates and Hart-Davis, Macgibbon Limited

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses

Synopsis: Popularised illustrated account of the campaigns and political history of the Wars. (The British at War Series).

 

War in the Middle Ages

Contamine, Philippe; Jones, Michael (Translator)

Hardback

Published: 1985

ISBN: 0631-131-426

Publisher: Basil Blackwell Limited

Subjects covered: Medieval warfare; arms and armour; military tactics; art of war; recruitment; army composition; castles

Synopsis: First comprehensive study of all aspects of medieval warfare in Europe from the 5th to the 15th century. It covers arms and armour, military tactics and the art of war, the recruitment and composition of armies, war and society, and the moral and religious aspects.

 

Battles and Battlefields

Daniell, David Scott

Hardback

Published: 1961

Publisher: BT Batsford Limited

Subjects covered: First St. Albans; Second St. Albans; Towton; Bosworth; Stoke;

Synopsis: For younger readers: outlines the events leading up to the battles, the personalities involved and the fighting itself; includes the battles of First and Second St. Albans, Towton, Bosworth and Stoke. (Living History Series).

 

The Medieval Warhorse: origin, development and redevelopment

Davis, R H C

Hardback

Published: 1989

ISBN: 0500-251-029

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Subjects covered: Warhorse; breeding; cavalry

Synopsis: The origins and methods of breeding horses for war and how cavalry was used in war.

 

The Wars of the Roses

Dawson, Ian

Paperback

Published: 1990

ISBN: 0333-485-246

Publisher: Macmillan

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses

Synopsis: For secondary school pupils: concise illustrated account of the Wars, with quotations from sources and questions for further thought and work. (History in Depth Series).

 

Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight

Edge, David; Paddock, J M

Hardback

Published: 1988

ISBN: 1870-981-006

Publisher: Defoe

Subjects covered: Knights; tournaments; weapons; armour

Synopsis: Large-format illustrated survey of the evolution of weapons and body armour from the 11th to the 16th century.

 

The Medieval Soldier: 15th century campaign life recreated in colour photographs

Embleton, Gerry; Howe John

Hardback

Published: 1994

ISBN: 185-915-036-5

Publisher: Windrow Greene

Subjects covered: Soldier; camps; armour; weapons; castles; sieges; armies; campaigns; women;
costume

Synopsis: The life of a medieval soldier shown in colour photos of accurate reconstructions covering costume, weaponry, camp life, etc.

 

Bowmen of England

Featherstone, Donald

Paperback

Published: 1973

ISBN: 4500-16269

Publisher: New English Library

Subjects covered: Archers; longbow; bowmen; battles

Synopsis: History of English archers and the longbow in the 14th and 15th centuries.

 

Blood Red Roses: the archaeology of a mass grave from the Battle of Towton AD 1461

Fiorato, Veronica (Editor); Boylston, Anthea (Editor); Knusel, Christopher (Editor)

Hardback

Published: 2000

ISBN: 184-217-0252

Publisher: Oxbow Books

Subjects covered: Towton; archaeology; mass grave; skeletal remains; arms; armour

Synopsis: Covers the excavation of the mass grave, a study of the skeletal remains of 61 people, the battlefield, the historical evidence for the battle and contemporary arms and armour.

 

The Field of Redemore: the Battle of Bosworth 1485

Foss, Peter J

Paperback – Facsimile Reprint

Published: 1990

ISBN: 0907-604-021

Paperback

Published: 1998

ISBN: 187-1344-069

Publisher: Rosalba Press (1990) / Kairos Press (1998)

Subjects covered: Bosworth; Dadlington

Synopsis: Comprehensive re-assessment of the evidence for the movement of the armies before, during and after the Battle, and emphasising the importance of Dadlington.

 

Castles of Britain and Ireland

Fry, Plantagenet Somerset

Hardback

Published: 1996

ISBN: 07153-0242-6

Publisher: BCA

Subjects covered: Castles; construction; weaponry; defence

Synopsis: Introductory chapters on different types of castle, their construction and weaponry, castle life in peace and war, plus a comprehensive gazetteer of 1350 castles, illustrated with photos and plans.

 

The Knight in France

Gies, Frances

Paperback

Published: 1984

ISBN: 006-091-4130

Publisher: Perennial Library

Subjects covered: Knight; origins; Knights Templars; William Marshall; troubadours; Sir John Fastolph; Pastons

Synopsis: Traces the development of the medieval knight from the 10th century and assesses his impact, using actual examples, including a chapter on Sir John Fastolph.

 

The Wars of the Roses: peace and conflict in fifteenth century England

Gillingham, John

Hardback

Published: 1984

ISBN: 080-71-1005-1

Paperback

Published: 1990

ISBN: 02097-820-0168

Publisher: Louisana State University Press (1984) / Weidenfeld Paperbacks (1990)

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; Henry VI, Warwick the Kingmaker; Richard III; Margaret of Anjou

Synopsis: Examines the campaigns and battles and the politics behind them, showing their limited impact on the social and religious life of the country.

 

The Wars of the Roses: military activity and English society 1452-1497

Goodman, Anthony

Hardback

Published: 1981

ISBN: 071-000728-0

Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses

Synopsis: A military history of the Wars dealing with the campaigns and battles and with military organisation and society.

 

Knights at Tournament

Gravett, Christopher

Paperback

Published: 1988

ISBN: 085-045-836-6

Publisher: Osprey

Subjects covered: Jousts; tournaments; knights

Synopsis: Well-illustrated survey of jousts and tournaments from the 12th to the 16th century, covering the history of their development and how they were organised.

 

Bosworth 1485: last charge of the Plantagenets

Gravett, Christopher

Paperback

Published: 1999

ISBN: 1855-32863-1

Publisher: Osprey

Subjects covered: Bosworth; war-games

Synopsis: Concise, authoritative account of the events leading up to the battle, the commanders and combatants, the battle itself and its aftermath; well-illustrated in colour and black and white, with maps, plans, photographs and paintings; also notes for war-gamers and on the battlefield today.

 

Towton: England’s Bloodiest Battle

Gravett, Christopher

Paperback

Published: 2003

ISBN: 184-176-513-9

Publisher: Osprey

Subjects covered: Towton

Synopsis: Concise, authoritative account of the events leading up to the battle, the commanders and combatants, the battle itself and its aftermath; well-illustrated in colour and black and white, with maps, plans, photographs and paintings.

 

Tewkesbury 1471 – The Last Yorkist Victory

Gravett, Christopher

Paperback

Published: 2003

ISBN: 184-176-514-7

Publisher: Osprey

Subjects covered: Tewkesbury; Barnet

Synopsis: Concise, authoritative account of the events leading up to the battle, the commanders and combatants, the battle itself and its aftermath; well-illustrated in colour and black and white, with maps, plans, photographs and paintings.

 

The English Experience in France c. 1450 – 1558: War, Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange

Grummitt, David (Editor)

Hardback

Published: 2002

ISBN: 075-46-05-353

Publisher: Ashgate

Subjects covered: Hundred Years War; France; Lancastrians; Calais; England; Diplomacy; Dynasty; Henry VII

Synopsis: Papers on varying topics, relating to England’s possessions in and relations with France, including the loss of Lancastrian Normandy, the practice of English diplomacy in France from 1461 to 1471 and Michael K Jones’ discussion on whether the French really put Henry Tudor on the throne in 1485.

 

The Battle of Wakefield 30th December 1460

Haigh, Philip A

Hardback

Published: 1996

ISBN: 075-09-1342-8

Publisher: Alan Sutton

Subjects covered: Wakefield; Sandal Castle; Richard of York; Margaret of Anjou

Synopsis: Well-illustrated and detailed study of the campaign leading up to the battle, the battle itself and its aftermath.

 

The Military Campaigns of the Wars of the Roses

Haigh, Philip A

Hardback

Published: 1995

ISBN: 07509-0904-8

Publisher: Alan Sutton

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; Robin of Redesdale; Robin of Holderness

Synopsis: Accounts of the fifteen battles of the Wars of the Roses from First St. Albans to Stoke, with an emphasis on strategy and tactics.

 

Where both the Hosts Fought…the rebellions of 1469-70 and the battles of Edgecote and Lose-Cote Field

Haigh, Philip A

Paperback

Published: 1997

ISBN: 095-312-130-5

Publisher: Battlefield Press

Subjects covered: Edgecote; Lose-Cote Field; Nibley Green; Caister castle; Warwick the Kingmaker

Synopsis: Account of the campaigns and battles 1469-70, including Nibley Green and the siege of Caister Castle.

 

From Wakefield to Towton: The Wars of the Roses

Haigh, Philip A

Paperback

ISBN: 085-052-825-9

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; Wakefield; 1460 campaign; 1461 campaign; Towton; Richard of York

Synopsis: Accounts for the campaigns between the battle of Wakefield and the battle of Towton. Very well illustrated.

 

The Battles of Barnet and Tewkesbury

Hammond, Peter William

Hardback

Published: 1990

ISBN: 086-299-385-7

Publisher: Alan Sutton

Subjects covered: Barnet; Tewkesbury; Edward IV; Warwick the Kingmaker; Henry VI; Richard of Gloucester; Edward of Lancaster

Synopsis: Well-illustrated account of the political upheavals of the period 1469 to 1471, with a detailed description of the battles of Barnet and Tewkesbury.

 

Yorkshire Battles

Hebden, William

Paperback

Published: 1971

Publisher: Dalesman Publishing Limited

Subjects covered: Towton; Wakefield; battles; battlefields; Yorkshire

Synopsis: Brief accounts of battles and battlefields, including Wakefield and Towton.

 

Battlefields of Leicestershire

Hickman, Trevor

Paperback

Published: 2004

ISBN: 07509-3658-4

Publisher: Sutton Publishing

Subjects covered: Leicestershire; Bosworth; Civil War; battlefields; warfare

Synopsis: Leicestershire has been the scene of many important battles. It is perhaps best known for the Battle of Bosworth and for its role in the English Civil War but there is much more to discover. This book uncovers the sites of battles that have taken place throughout history, as well as sites with a military background across the county. B/W illustrations.

 

Ludford Bridge and Mortimer’s Cross

Hodges, Geoffrey

Paperback

Published: 2001

ISBN: 187-382-722-9

Publisher: Logaston Press

Subjects covered: Edward, Earl of March; Edward IV; Ludford Bridge; Mortimer’s Cross; Nobility; Warfare; Maps; Genealogical Tables

Synopsis: A chronicle of both battles by a local historian who tries to bring to life the military campaigns and analyse complete change in Yorkist fortunes and leadership in the two years between the two battles, plus the major effect these fortunes had on the political structure of the Welsh Marches.

 

Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: the Middle Ages 768-1487

Hooper, Nicholas; Bennett, Matthew

Hardback

Published: 1996

ISBN: 0521-440-491

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Subjects covered: Warfare; atlas; campaigns; Wars of the Roses; battles

Synopsis: Chronological chapters illustrated with maps and plans chart the history of warfare and individual battles and campaigns from Charlemagne to the end of the Wars of the Roses; also sections on fighting men, armour and weapons and the theory and practise of war.

 

Knights

Hopkins, Andrea

Hardback

Published: 1990

ISBN: 1855-850-400

Publisher: Collins & Brown Limited

Subjects covered: Knighthood; church; war

Synopsis: Examines the origins of knighthood, the role of knights in peace and in war, and contrasts knights in romance and chronicle with knights in real life; large-format with many coloured illustrations.

 

The Battle of Bosworth Field

Hutton, William; Nichols, John (Second Edition); Hammond, Peter (Third Edition Introduction)

Hardback

Published: 1788

Hardback

Published: 1813

Hardback – Facsimile reprint

Published: 1974

ISBN: 0904-387-003

Paperback

Published: 1999

ISBN: 075-241-821-1

Publisher: Pearson & Rollason (1788) / Nichols, Son & Bentley (1813) / AJ Sutton (1974) / Tempus (1999)

Subjects covered: Bosworth; Richard III; Henry Tudor

Synopsis: The first full-scale account of the battle, but should be used with caution. Original editions are too valuable to risk sending through the post – they can be borrowed if personally collected and returned. The facsimile reprint of the second edition and the third edition can be borrowed by post.

 

Bosworth Field and its Preliminaries: a Welsh retrospect

Jones, Emyr Wyn

Paperback

Published: 1984

ISBN: 0901-332-240

Publisher: Modern Welsh Publications

Subjects covered: Bosworth; Wales; Welshmen; Tudors

Synopsis: On the neglected role of Wales and Welshmen in the battle and its preliminaries.

 

Bosworth 1485: Psychology of a Battle

Jones, Michael K

Hardback

Published: 2002

ISBN: 075-24-2334-7

Publisher: Tempus

Subjects covered: Bosworth; Richard III; Henry Tudor; Shakespeare

Synopsis: Argument for the relocation of the Battle of Bosworth and a contemporary justification for Richard’s usurpation of the throne, ie the illegitimacy of Edward IV.

 

Nobles, Knights and Men-at-Arms in the Middle Ages

Keen, Maurice

Hardback

Published: 1996

ISBN: 185-285-0876

Publisher: The Hambledon Press

Subjects covered: Chivalry; heralds; tournaments; knights; Henry V; Hundred Years War

Synopsis: Collection of 14 essays on the ideas of chivalry and the reality of warfare, military and heraldic law, tournaments etc.

 

Strongholds of the realm: defences in Britain from prehistory to the twentieth century

Kightly, Charles

Hardback

Published: 1979

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: BCA

Subjects covered: Castles; fortified manor houses; border defences; coastal defences;

Synopsis: Well-illustrated survey of castles, fortified manor houses, border and coastal defences.

 

Discovering Battlefields of England

Kinross, John

Paperback

Published: 1974

ISBN: 085-263-2231

Publisher: Shire Publications Limited

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; battlefields; battles

Synopsis: Brief account of the battles with notes on the appearance of the battlefields today, including eleven Wars of the Roses ones from First St. Albans to Stoke. The sections on ‘Southern England’ and on ‘Northern England and Scotland’ are available separately as papers.

 

Walking and Exploring the Battlefields of Britain

Kinross, John

Hardback

Published: 1993

ISBN: 071-539-108-1

Publisher: David & Charles

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; battlefields; battles

Synopsis: Accounts of the battles, including twelve Wars of the Roses from First St. Albans to Stoke, and descriptions of walks to take in their vicinity. Illustrated with colour photographs and battle plans.

 

Medieval Warfare

Koch, H W

Hardback

Published: 1988

ISBN: 086-124-0081

Publisher: Bison Books

Subjects covered: Warfare; sieges; crusades; heraldry; castles; knighthood

Synopsis: Large-format, heavily illustrated history of the how and why of medieval warfare from the Fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance.

 

Arms and Armour

Norman, Vesey

Hardback

Published: 1969

ISBN: N/A

Hardback

Published: 1972

ISBN: 7064-0034-8

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (1969) / Octopus Books (1972)

Subjects covered: Armour; weapons; mail; war; tournaments; weaponry

Synopsis: Well-illustrated account of the development of armour and weapons from the 11th to the 17th centuries.

 

A Knight and his Armour

Oakeshott, R Ewart

Hardback

Published: 1961

Publisher: Lutterworth Press

Subjects covered: Armour manufacture; armour development; mail; plate; helm; shield; spurs

Synopsis: Simple account of the development, manufacture and wearing of armour.

 

A Knight and his Horse

Oakeshott, R Ewart

Hardback

Published: 1962

Publisher: Lutterworth Press

Subjects covered: Medieval horsemanship; jousts; tournaments; saddle; armour; bridle; horses

Synopsis: Simple account of medieval horsemanship, jousts and tournaments.

 

A Knight and his Weapons

Oakeshott, R. Ewart

Hardback

Published: 1964

Publisher: Lutterworth Press

Subjects covered: Weapon development; spear; lance; axe; mace; sword; dagger; firearms

Synopsis: Simple account of the development of medieval weapons.

 

The Crossbow: medieval and modern, military and sporting – its construction, history and management

Payne-Gallwey, Ralph

Hardback – Facsimile Reprint

Published: 1995

ISBN: 094-63-23-143

Publisher: Holland Press

Subjects covered: Crossbows; siege engines

Synopsis: Describes the history, construction and use of crossbows, includes appendices on siege engines; fully illustrated with line drawings.

 

The Wars of the Roses

Pollard, A J

Paperback

Published: 1988

ISBN: 0333-40604-4

Publisher: Macmillan Education

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; bibliography

Synopsis: Concise account of the causes, course of, and effects of the Wars, with a useful bibliographic survey. (British History in Perspective Series).

 

The Wars of the Roses (Problems in Focus Series)

Pollard, A J (Editor)

Paperback

Published: 1995

ISBN: 0333-601-661

Publisher: Macmillan

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses: Henry VI, Edward IV, Richard of Gloucester, Warwick the Kingmaker; Richard of York

Synopsis: Collection of essays covering origins of the Wars of the Roses, personalities involved, the politics and causes of the Wars, church and visual culture of the time.

 

Medieval Warfare in Manuscripts

Porter, Pamela

Paperback

Published: 2000

ISBN: 07123-4662-7

Publisher: The British Library

Subjects covered: Warfare; Manuscripts

Synopsis: Beautifully illustrated book describing the art of war as depicted in medieval books. These manuscripts offer a valuable insight into the harsh realities of medieval warfare and preparation for it, although not always as accurate as the modern historian would wish.

 

Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages: the English experience

Prestwich, Michael

Hardback

Published: 1996

ISBN: 0300-064-527

Publisher: Yale University Press

Subjects covered: Medieval warfare; siege warfare; naval warfare; recruitment; chivalry; mercenaries; infantry

Synopsis: Examines the reality of medieval warfare – how men of all ranks were recruited, how troops were fed, supplied and deployed; also deals with weapons, tactics, siege warfare and naval warfare.

 

The Hollow Crowns: a history of the battles of the Wars of the Roses

Richardson, Geoffrey

Paperback

Published: 1996

ISBN: 0952-76-21-02

Publisher: Baildon Books

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; battles; Princes in the Tower; battle plans

Synopsis: Accounts of all major battles with 3-D battle plans and linking commentary on the political background; includes appendix on the murder of the Princes in the Tower.

 

The Wars of the Roses: a concise history

Ross, Charles

Hardback

Published: 1976

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; civil war

Synopsis: Concise, well-illustrated history of the origins, course and impact of the Wars of the Roses.

 

The Hundred Years War: the English in France 1337-1453

Seward, Desmond

Hardback

Published: 1978

ISBN: 009-461-3001

Publisher: Constable

Subjects covered: Hundred Years War; Valois; Plantagenet; Crecy; Poitiers; Richard II; Henry V; Joan of Arc; John, Duke of Bedford; France

Synopsis: Narrative account of the Hundred Years War intended for the general reader.

 

The Wars of the Roses and the lives of five men and women in the fifteenth century

Seward, Desmond

Hardback

Published: 1995

ISBN: 009-474-100-X

Publisher: Constable

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; Margaret Beaufort; John Morton; Jane Shore; William Lord Hastings; John de Vere, Earl of Oxford; Edward IV; Perkin Warbeck

Synopsis: Account of the Wars of the Roses and some famous personalities associated with them.

 

Battles in Britain and their Political Background Vol I: 1066 to 1547

Seymour, William

Hardback

Published: 1977

ISBN: N/A

Paperback

Published: 1975

ISBN: 0283-982-195

Publisher: BCA (1977) / Sidgwick & Jackson (1975)

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; Second Battle of St. Albans; Towton; Barnet; Tewkesbury; Bosworth; battle plans

Synopsis: Includes a summary of the Wars of the Roses and detailed accounts of the battles of 2nd St. Albans, Towton, Barnet, Tewkesbury and Bosworth; illustrations include battle plans and aerial photographs.

 

Medieval Combat: a 15th century illustrated manual of sword-fighting and close-quarter combat

Talhoffer, Hans; Rector, Mark (Translator and Editor)

Hardback

Published: 2000

ISBN: 185-367-418-4

Publisher: Greenhill Books

Subjects covered: Medieval combat; long sword; pole axe; mace; sword; dagger; wrestling; buckler; horses;

Synopsis: Reprint, with captions translated into English, of a 1467 ‘Fight Book’ – 268 drawings showing techniques for fighting with swords, daggers and poleaxes.

 

The Medieval Knight

Turnbull, Stephen

Hardback

Published:1998

ISBN:186-019-864-3

Publisher: Brockhampton Press

Subjects covered: Knights; Warfare; Wars of the Roses; Charles the Bold; Arms; Armour; Agincourt; Henry V

Synopsis: Colourful ‘coffee-table’ book, outlining the role and development of the knight during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, from the great victories of Edward III and the Black Prince to the fall of Richard III at Bosworth.

 

War and Chivalry: Warfare and Aristocratic Culture in England, France and Burgundy at the end of the Middle Ages

Vale, Malcolm

Hardback

Published: 1981

ISBN: 08203-05715

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Subjects covered: War; chivalry

Synopsis: Covers the literature of honour and virtue, the orders of chivalry, chivalric display and the techniques of war.

 

Epitome of Military Science

Vegetius; Milner N P (Translator)

Paperback

Published: 1993

ISBN: 085-323-228-8

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Subjects covered: War

Synopsis: English translation of a standard Latin text on the art of war, well known in the Middle Ages – Richard III owned a copy. (Translated with notes and introduction).

 

British Battlefields: the North

Warner, Philip

Hardback

Published: 1975

ISBN: 000-633-823-2

Publisher: Fontana

Subjects covered: Wakefield; Towton; Hedgeley Moor; Hexham; battle plans

Synopsis: Where battles were fought (with battle plans overlaid on Ordnance Survey maps), why and how they were won and lost; includes Wakefield, Towton, Hedgeley Moor and Hexham.

 

British Battlefields: the South

Warner, Philip

Hardback

Published: 1972

ISBN: 850-450-802

Publisher: Osprey

Subjects covered: First St Albans; Second St Albans; Northampton; Mortimer’s Cross; Barnet; Tewkesbury; Bosworth; Stoke; battle plans

Synopsis: Where battles were fought (with battle plans overlaid on Ordnance Survey maps), why and how they were won and lost; includes First and Second St. Albans, Northampton, Mortimer’s Cross, Barnet, Tewkesbury, Bosworth and Stoke.

 

Fields of Fame in England and Scotland

Wetherell, J E

Hardback

Published: 1923

Publisher: Macmillan

Subjects covered: First St Albans; Second St Albans; Northampton; Wakefield; Towton; Barnet; Tewkesbury; Bosworth

Synopsis: Accounts of battles from Hastings to Culloden, with some background history and the author’s impressions of the battlefields he visited; includes the battles of First and Second St. Albans, Northampton, Wakefield Green, Towton, Barnet, Tewkesbury and Bosworth.

 

The Secret Battle: Stoke Field 16 June 1487

Wilkinson, Alan

Paperback

Published: 1987

ISBN: 095-122-920-6

Publisher: Midas of Nottingham

Subjects covered: Stoke; John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln; Frances Lovell; Henry VII; John de Vere, Earl of Oxford

Synopsis: An attempt to make the Battle of Stoke better known by recreating the events of 1487, ascribing words and viewpoints to the principal characters.

 

Arms and Armour

Wilkinson, Frederick

Paperback

Published: 1971

ISBN: 0600-001-261

Publisher: Hamlyn

Subjects covered: Arms; armour; knighthood; armour; jousting; gunpowder

Synopsis: Survey of weapons and armour from the ancient worlds to the 20th Century, with many coloured illustrations.

 

Arms and Armour

Wilkinson, Frederick

Hardback

Published: 1963

Publisher: A&C Black

Subjects covered: Arms; armour; knighthood; armour; jousting; gunpowder

Synopsis: Simplified account of armour, weapons and the life of fighting men from the earliest times to the present day, illustrated with line drawings. (Blacks Junior Reference Books Series).

 

Gray Days and Gold

Winter, William

Hardback

Published: 1897

Publisher: David Douglas of Edinburgh

Subjects covered: Bosworth

Synopsis: Essays by a 19th century American visitor on places of literary and historic interest in England, including a chapter on Bosworth.

 

Medieval European Armies

Wise, Terence

Paperback

Published: 1988

ISBN: 085-045-245-7

Publisher: Osprey

Subjects covered: Armies; tactics; maps; soldiers; heraldry; recruitment; cavalry; mercenaries

Synopsis: Well-illustrated survey, giving details if the composition and organisation of the armies and of military tactics. (Men at Arms Series).

 

The Wars of the Roses

Wise, Terence

Paperback

Published: 1985

ISBN: 085-045-520-0

Paperback

Published: 1987

ISBN: 085-045-520-0

Publisher: Osprey

Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; liveries; badges; weapons; armour; Edward IV; Richard III; Henry VII; family trees; battles

Synopsis: Well-illustrated brief account of the course of the Wars, with tables of the numbers of combatants and information on liveries and badges, weapons and armour. (Men at Arms Series).

 

The Field of Bosworth

Wright, K S

Hardback

Published: 2002

Publisher: Kingsway Publishing

Subjects covered: Bosworth; Dadlington; Richard III; Henry VII; Wars of the Roses; Warfare

Synopsis: A traditional account of the Battle Bosworth, considering Henry Tudor’s invasion, the battlefield, the two armies, the battle itself but also covering the traditions and myths that have grown up around the battle, including Richard’s horse, White Surrey, King Dick’s Well and Richard’s tomb and burial site.

 

Tudor and Jacobean Tournaments

Young, Alan

Hardback

Published: 1987

ISBN: 0540-011-207

Publisher: George Philip

Subjects covered: Tournaments; royalty; chivalry; court

Synopsis: History of tournaments 1485-1625, showing their role in the political and social life of the time as political propaganda, public displays of royal magnificence and to promote the ideals of chivalry and courtly virtues.

 

 

Banner image of King Richard III’s Book of Hours (MS 474f. 7v) reproduced by kind permission of Lambeth Palace Library.

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