Rene I d’ Anjou. Traite de la forme et devis comme on peut faire les tournais A selection of images from Traite de la forme et devis comme on peut faire les tournais. This document…
On 20 March 1470 the Duke of Clarence and Earl of Warwick sought assistance from Thomas Lord Stanley. The Battle of Losecote Field had made the Duke of Clarence and Earl of Warwick’s involvement in…
On 16 April 1471 there was an attempted Civic Coup in Salisbury. The turmoil that beset the Lords of the land had localised consequences. In many parts of the country, the trades that exported were…
On 15 April 1464 Prince-Bishop Booth of Durham was released from House Arrest In 1464 Lawrence Booth was held under House Arrest. It had led to his removal, in the short-term, as the holder of…
At Newnham Bridge, in English held lands of the Calais Pale, a clash took place on 23 April 1460 between Yorkists holding the port and fortified town of Calais and Lancastrian forces aiming to force…
This document dated 18 April 1461 forms part of the Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts of Milan. In it, the events of the Battle of Towton and its aftermath are briefly recorded. As with…
This letter dated 18 April 1461 illustrates the events at Ferrybridge and Towton as they were understood by the Milanese Ambassador to the French Court. In the weeks since the battle of Towton a series…
Dated 18 April 1461 this brief letter from the Milanese Ambassador to the French Court notes only that the brothers of King Edward, George and Richard, have arrived at the court of the Duke of…
Dated 17 April 1461 this letter is directions from Francesco Sforza Duke of Milan to his ambassador to the French Court. Having received word of events in England and the defeat of the Lancastrians at…
Master Antonio’s letter repeats news that he had recounted on 13 April regarding the Battle of Towton. In doing so, he makes it clear that ‘it is confirmed every moment‘ and reassures the bishop of…