On 7 February 1478 Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham was appointed as High Steward. The role was one of State but in this instance was awarded for one particular task: to pronounce the death sentence… 

The Croyland Chronicle is well known for its commentary on political and military events during the era of the Wars of the Roses. Besides the monasteries views on national affairs, was a rather more typical… 

On 18 December 1478, envoys from Burgundy and England renewed parts of their 1474 Treaty. Diplomatic relations with France, Burgundy and Brittany had been of great importance throughout the Wars of the Roses. In the 1470s… 

On 15 December 1455 a clash known as the Battle of Clyst Heath between the retinues of the Courtenay and Bonville families. Clyst Heath lay to the east of Exeter in an area that had… 

28th November 1499 Execution of Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick Edward Plantagenet Earl of Warwick was born in 1475. His parents were George Duke of Clarence and Isabel Neville, through whom he inherited the earldom… 

The Rose of Rouen is a poem written in the 1460’s about Edward Earl of March, who became King Edward IV. Note: Where p is in italics this replaces a historic literary / publishing device… 

Louis of Gruuthuse Earl of Winchester died on 24 November 1492. Louis of Gruuthuse is an unusual English noble. He was not English. Nor was he resident in England. Indeed, Gruuthuse never really did anything… 

6 November 1461, death of John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk, is perhaps best remembered for his decisive role at the Battle of Towton. His force was marching to… 

As the political and military situation ebbed and flowed in the year after the Rout at Ludford, the need for secure messaging increased. This was most evident at the highest levels, with King Henry VI…