Wars of the Roses
The resources below will help you understand the factions and individuals involved in this complicated dynastic struggle.
You Can't Tell the Players without a Scorecard
This "extremely brief history of the Wars of the Roses" by Ruth Anne Vineyard is an excerpt of a research seminar curriculum and provides a clear and concise introduction to the complicated wars.
This "extremely brief history of the Wars of the Roses" by Ruth Anne Vineyard is an excerpt of a research seminar curriculum and provides a clear and concise introduction to the complicated wars.
Wars of the Roses at Wikipedia
Substantive overview of the causes and progress of the war is accompanied by an extensive genealogical tree, at Wikipedia.
Substantive overview of the causes and progress of the war is accompanied by an extensive genealogical tree, at Wikipedia.
Wars of the Roses by Larry Gormley
Timelines, brief bios and capsule overviews of the battles highlight this site.
Timelines, brief bios and capsule overviews of the battles highlight this site.
The Wars of the Roses by Ralph Williams
Nice effort includes a lucid introduction to the origins of the conflict, descriptions of battles, important people and more.
Nice effort includes a lucid introduction to the origins of the conflict, descriptions of battles, important people and more.
Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton
Extensive description of the battle by D. John Saddler at Military History Magazine, online at TheHistoryNet.
Extensive description of the battle by D. John Saddler at Military History Magazine, online at TheHistoryNet.
Bosworth Field Map
Reconstructed map of Bosworth Field with positions of Henry Tudor's and Richard III's armies, online at Lara Eakins' Tudor England site.
Reconstructed map of Bosworth Field with positions of Henry Tudor's and Richard III's armies, online at Lara Eakins' Tudor England site.
What do we really know about Bosworth Field?
An enlightening article by Margaret Gurowitz at the Richard III Society examines the few facts truly available to us and looks at different interpretations of what we know.
An enlightening article by Margaret Gurowitz at the Richard III Society examines the few facts truly available to us and looks at different interpretations of what we know.