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Common Myths of the Wars of the Roses: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the ‘Kingmaker’? Part 4

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

This is the final part of my exploration into the notion that Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, merits the epithet of “kingmaker”.  [N.B. All 4 parts were previously published on the English Historical Fiction Authors Blog] In the winter of … Continue reading →

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Common Myths of the Wars of the Roses – Myth #3: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the ‘Kingmaker’? Part 3…

Posted on January 28, 2018 by

This is the third part of my exploration into the notion that Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, deserves the epithet of “kingmaker”. When I sat down to write Part 3, I quickly realised that, to avoid oversimplifying the story, I would … Continue reading →

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All you thought you knew about the Wars of the Roses, but didn’t… Episode Three: Warwick, the Kingmaker? Part Two…

Posted on December 16, 2017 by

A month or two ago, after a bit of a rant on Facebook, I started a series of posts to explode a few of the pervasive myths which surround the Wars of the Roses. Here’s the second part of my … Continue reading →

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All you thought you knew about the Wars of the Roses, but didn’t… Episode Two: Warwick, the Kingmaker?

Posted on November 27, 2017 by

Wars of the Roses Myth #3 – Was Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, really a ‘Kingmaker’?  Part 1… A month or two ago, I had a bit of a rant on Facebook about the common myths which persist about many … 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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The Magnificent Seven… in the Wars of the Roses.

Posted on June 1, 2016 by

In revisiting this epic topic, I shall be running a series of posts examining the actions and fortunes of seven people without whom, in my view, the Wars of the Roses either would not have happened at all – or … Continue reading →

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