Battles and Sieges - The Wars of the Roses

Lord Stanley apologises for not fighting at Blore Heath

On 24th September 1459 Lord Thomas Stanley wrote to Queen Margaret making his apologies for not arriving at Blore Heath

Tension had been rising between the rival factions in court. Both sides had begun to strengthen their retinues and were

Tensions were running high in 1451. On 17th September, an argument in the South West threatened to break out into

In July of 1470, the Earl of Warwick had met with Margaret of Anjou. The meeting, arranged by the King

Having already undertaken a progress around the coastline of Kent and Suffolk, the King, after a short stay in Westminster,