Category Archives: Medieval History

Discussion and posts on purely medieval history

Faction and Politics at the Outbreak of the Wars of the Roses – Part 4: Cat Among the Pigeons!

Posted on March 19, 2017 by

In the fourth, and final, post on this subject I shall have a look at how Richard, Duke of York’s apparently impregnable position deteriorated after the battle of St Albans and brought about civil war.  The Fallout from St Albans … Continue reading →

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Faction and Politics at the Outbreak of the Wars of the Roses – Part 3

Posted on March 13, 2017 by

Part 3: Picking Sides Today I’m continuing my sequence of short posts on the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses. Now I know that some folk suggest that the wars did not start in 1455 but earlier – or … Continue reading →

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Faction and Politics for Dummies at the Outbreak of the Wars of the Roses – Part 2

Posted on March 5, 2017 by

Part 2: Richard, Duke of York v Edmund, Duke of Beaufort This is the second of a series of posts intended to explain the events leading up to the outbreak of hostilities in 1455, known as the Wars of the … Continue reading →

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Faction and Politics for Dummies at the Outbreak of the Wars of the Roses

Posted on February 26, 2017 by

Part 1: Richard, Duke of York, becomes Protector of the Realm In 1454, Richard Duke of York, the leading peer of the realm – was given the poisoned chalice: he was appointed Protector of the Realm in view of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Days of Sun and Glory by Anna Belfrage

Posted on February 8, 2017 by

  In this second book in her King’s Greatest Enemy series, Anna Belfrage builds on the excellent set of characters introduced to us in In The Shadow of the Storm. The new novel concentrates once again on the exploits of … Continue reading →

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The Magnificent Seven #2 Henry VI, Part One…

Posted on September 27, 2016 by

I am guest posting on the English Historical Fiction Authors’ blog today. My subject is King Henry VI. This is the second in my series of posts on the Wars of the Roses. You can read the post here. If … Continue reading →

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Players in the Game… of the Wars of the Roses

Posted on June 17, 2016 by

Today I’m guest posting for the English Historical Fiction Authors about Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset. This is the first of a series of posts, called Players in the Game of the Wars of the Roses and concentrates on the … Continue reading →

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