First published 2010 by Pearson Education Limited.
If Richard III had not charged to his death at Bosworth, how different might the history of Britain have been? Beginning in 1453 and ending in 1487, "The Red Rose and the White" provides a gripping overview of the bitter dynastic struggle for supremacy that raged between the houses of York and Lancaster for thirty years, culminating in the dramatic events on Bosworth Field in 1485. As well as offering a comprehensive account of the campaigns, battles and sieges of the conflict, the book also assesses the commanders and men involved and considers the weapons and tactics employed. Photographs, maps and portraits of the principal characters help to bring the period to life, whilst the fast-paced narrative conveys a sense of what it was actually like to fight in battles such as Towton or Tewkesbury the effect of the arrow storm and the grim realities of hand-to-hand combat with edged and bladed weapons. Skilfully weaving in political and social events to place the conflict in its context, "The Red Rose and the White" is a fascinating exploration of the turbulent period that would change the course of British history forever.
Author(s): John Sadler
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: XXXVI+324
Acknowledgements vii
Publisher’s Acknowledgements ix
List of Illustrations x
List of Maps xi
Abbreviations xii
Timeline xiv
Dramatis Personae xvi
Maps xxv
Being Introductory xxxv
Chapter 1. The Art of War in the Fifteenth Century 1
Chapter 2. The Nature of Kingship and the House of Lancaster 18
Chapter 3. The Path to Conflict 1453–1455 41
Chapter 4. First Blood – First St Albans 22 May 1455 54
Chapter 5. Blore Heath 23 September 1459 and the Rout of Ludford Bridge 12/13 October 1459 64
Chapter 6. Northampton 10 July 1460 and Wakefield 30 December 1460 79
Chapter 7. Mortimer’s Cross 2 February 1461; Second St. Albans 17 February 1461 98
Chapter 8. 'Palmsunday Field' – Towton 29 March 1461 116
Chapter 9. War in the North 1461–1463 133
Chapter 10. Hedgeley Moor 25 April 1464 and Hexham 14 May 1464 144
Chapter 11. The Overmighty Subject – Warwick the Kingmaker 1464–1469; the Battles of Edgecote (26 July 1469) and Empingham (12 March 1470) 158
Chapter 12. The Road to Barnet 14 April 1471 180
Chapter 13. Tewkesbury 4 May 1471 199
Chapter 14. 'This Sunne of York': the Yorkist Age 1471–1483 217
Chapter 15. 'Under the Hog' – Richard III and Bosworth 22 August 1485 233
Chapter 16. Stoke Field 16 June 1487 262
Postscript. The Military Legacy 276
Glossary 278
Appendices 282
1. Executions Following the Battle of Hexham 282
2. Who were Robin of Redesdale and Robin of Holderness? 284
3. The Princes in the Tower 287
Bibliography 292
Primary sources 292
Secondary sources 294
Index 299
