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Margaret of Anjou was born #OnThisDay in 1430

Despite her valiant efforts on their behalf, she would lose both her husband and her son in the dynastic tragedy of the #WarsoftheRoses.

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https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/margaret-anjou-rock-english-kingdom

Free Zoom talk: The Battle of Northampton, 1460. Tuesday, 27 January, 1930 GMT
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/fostp/the-battle-of-northampton-1460-a-king-betrayed/2026-01-27/19:30/t-ejaxoae #Northampton #WarsOfTheRoses @histodons #histodons

#OTD in 1485: Richard III was killed at Bosworth.
Henry Tudor emerged victorious, married Elizabeth of York, and forged a new dynasty — the Tudors.
https://www.tudorsociety.com/the-battle-of-bosworth-field-and-the-beginning-of-the-tudor-dynasty/
#OnThisDay #RichardIII #HenryVII #Bosworth #Tudors #WarsOfTheRoses

Book Review: Richard III by William Shakespeare

Author: William Shakespeare
Title: The Tragedy of Richard III
Publication Info: New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2009, c1996.
Summary/Review:

Reading Shakespeare in order has the advantages of being familiar with the Henry VI trilogy which forms the background of this drama.  It also becomes clear how much Shakespeare’s style and writing are improving.  I previously read Richard III in my college Shakespearean Tragedy class, even though it is technically classified as a history, it does demonstrate Shakespeare’s increasing skill as a tragedian.  It’s also fun because the protagonist is an evil, little shit.  Granted the historical accuracy is shaky as this was basically a propaganda piece or, “kissing up to Queen Elizabeth by valorizing her grandfather” as my college professor put it.  But, Richard is a realistic tyrant, and his conniving and self-serving ways are all to relevant to present-day tyrants.

Rating: ****

🛡️⚔️ #OTD in 1487: the Battle of Stoke Field was fought in Nottinghamshire.

Henry VII’s forces crushed the Yorkist rebellion ending Plantagenet resistance and securing the Tudor dynasty.

The real end of the Wars of the Roses?

#BattleOfStokeField #WarsOfTheRoses #medieval

Recent home library acquisition:

📖 Requiem of the Rose King vol. 1 by Aya Kanno

I've never read manga but I found this telling of the Wars of the Roses in a little free library and had to grab it.

#bookstodon #manga #warsoftheroses #kanno

Book Review: Henry VI, Part 3 by William Shakespeare

Author: William Shakespeare
Title: Henry VI, Part 3
Publication Info: New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2009.
Summary/Review:

The concluding part of the Henry VI trilogy captures the most troubled times of the Wars of the Roses.  The Duke of York claims the throne as Edward IV.  Henry VI requests that he be able to remain monarch the remainder of his life and Edward agrees.  Problem solved, right?  No!  Because Queen Margaret and the would-be heir Prince Edward along with several families with grudges against the Yorkists go to war.

There are many battles and atrocities but Edward’s supporters hold the upper hand.  But when Edward marries Lady Grey at the same time that his supporter Warwick is trying to secure a marriage with the daughter of the King of France, Warwick is insulted and shifts allegiance to Margaret.  More bloody battles ensue and many of the primary characters are killed in horrible ways.  The play ends with Edward believing he finally has a firm hold on the throne, but his brother Richard, Duke of Gloucester is plotting (to be continued in Richard III).

Of the the three plays this one is the most action-oriented with four battles on stage.  Despite the events depicted taking place over a dozen years and in numerous location, this also feels like the most focused plot.  Shakespeare appears to be developing his writing skills with several key monologues and dialogues.

Rating: ***1/2

#OTD in 1455 - Wars of the Roses: First Battle of St Albans: Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry VI of England

The First Battle of St Albans marks the official start of the Wars of the Roses. It was the first of many bloody battles to come.

#medieval #york #warsoftheroses #battle

An overview of the civil war in 15th-century England, this book showcases the artwork of Graham Turner, a leading modern-day artist who focuses on recreating historical scenes.

https://www.medievalists.net/2024/04/new-medieval-books-the-wars-of-the-roses-the-medieval-art-of-graham-turner/ #books #history #warsoftheroses

"The Princes in the Tower" (1878), de John Everett Millais.
Qué cuadro tan tremendo.
#history #England #WarsOfTheRoses
https://www.reddit.com/r/museum/comments/udawm0/the_princes_in_the_tower_1878_by_john_everett/

In 1461 during the #WarsoftheRoses the 2nd Battle of St Albans was partially fought (flight of the Yorkists) on #Nomansland Common & in #C17th gangs of thieves regularly robbed travellers on the Common including the legendary ‘Wicked Lady’ Highwaywoman Katherine Ferrers.

#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History

Two anonymous 17th Century ballads describing the purported evil deeds of Richard III, the murder of the Princes in the Tower, and the Battle of Bosworth Field, which was fought #onthisday in 1485.
A good example of Tudor propaganda.

A song of the Life and Death of King Richard the Third (to the tune of Who list to lead a soldier's life)
and
The most cruel murther of Edward the fifth, and his brother Duke of York, in the Tower; by their Uncle Richard Duke of Gloucester (to the tune of Fortune my foe)
From Richard Johnson's ballad miscellany, The Golden Garland of Princely Delights, 1620

Eleanor Cramer: #soprano
Richard de Winter: #baritone
Robin Jeffrey: #lute
Alison KInder: bass #viol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eStjRK_gY-M&ab_channel=Passamezzo

#earlymusic #earlymodern #richardiii #bosworth #histodon #histodons #tudor #tudors #warsoftheroses #otd #onthisdayinhistory #henryvii @earlymusic @earlymodern @histodons @histodon
#ballads #balladmiscellany #broadsideballad #broadsideballads #history

@Jennifer_Pinkley @leighms @ChrisMayLA6 Sorry but I don’t agree. Charles is taking “donations “ & keeping offshore accounts. a billionaire at birth why is he using tax £ to pay for his everything? Which kings have you gotten rid of as required? It’s usually somebody who wants to be the next king who gets rid of them. Yet it’s average Britons who fought their endless wars. #WarsOfTheRoses ?

I've been enjoying 'The Granddaughters of Edward III' by #KathrynWarner, thanks to a review copy from #NetGalley. Two queens, several scandals, descendants with competing claims leading to the #WarsOfTheRoses. Many history books focus on half the population; examining what we know of the women provides new perspective. 🧵 1/

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Granddaughters-of-Edward-III-Hardback/p/22445

#NewBook #medieval #biography #prosopography #MedievalWomen #14thCentury #15thCentury #medievodons @medievodons #GranddaughtersOfEdwardIII

Happy Wednesday, #Mastodentists!
#OnThisDate in 1486 Henry VII married Elizabeth of York, thereby putting paid to the #WarsoftheRoses.

This song by #TheRainmakers has nothing to do with that bit of English history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jJlDlWvtPU

On the 4th January 1483, Francis Lovell was created Viscount Lovell, however, his estates including his home in Oxfordshire, and titles would be the subject of an attainder in 1487 following the Yorkist defeat at the Battle of Stoke Field. One of his other titles lost after the battle was Baron d'Ayncourt.

The d'Ayncourt barony would lay in abeyance until the 17th century when it was granted to Francis Leke. Charles Tennyson, the uncle of Alfred, Lord Tennyson would try unsuccessfully to get his hands on it in the 18th century.

#15thcentury #warsoftheroses #francislovell #enobled #battleofstokefield #medieval #battlefields #attainted #localhistory #tennyson #oxfordshire

On the 30th of December in 1460 after the Battle of Wakefield, Edmund Earl of Rutland, the son of Richard Duke of York was executed in an act of revenge. It is said that he was captured on a bridge in the town where the Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin stood.

#15thcentury #yorkshire #wakefield #sandalcastle #castle #warsoftheroses #richarddukeofyork #battlefields #medieval #revenge