Causes of the Wars of the Roses as described in the Memoirs of Philippe de Commines. Commines was a writer and diplomat within the Burgundian and French Courts. His writing of political events within his…
In the immediate aftermath of the battle of Blore Heath the Earl of Warwick issued a series of articles that justified the actions of the Yorkist lords. Politically it was an incredibly tense time and…
In 1471 Edward IV had reigned for a decade, with just a short period of Henry VI resuming power to break that control. In April of 1471 Edward held London and Henry VI was in…
In 1464 King Edward IV instigated changes to the valuation of currency in England. Changes to the valuation of gold and coinage minted from it were economic changes designed to combat problems faced by the…
A footnote in the Chronicles of the White Rose of York makes the suggestion that Edward IV was responsible for the origins of the English Middle Classes. It is to this marriage, in a great…
In August of 1470 the Earl of Warwick declared for King Henry VI, casting off any doubts as to his intentions. Earlier statements, letters and proclamations made by Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, had…
Whilst in captivity King Henry VI wrote several verses. Sir John Harington retained several of these. They provide some insight into the thoughts of the imprisoned king. The precise date upon which the verses were…
The Kentish Memorial is a series of points that were distributed in Kent in 1460. They show the reasons why the Yorkist Lords were favoured by the people of the area. In simple terms the…
As the Yorkist Lords and their forces gathered at Ludford they wrote to King Henry VI with a possible view to avoiding a clash. The letter is one example of the way in which the…
A Loveday Parade took place at St. Paul’s on 25th March 1458. It had been arranged as an attempt to reconcile the feuding parties. Prior to the Loveday a series of agreements had been drawn…