A.W. BOARDMAN is a medieval military historian who has specialised in the Wars of the Roses. He appeared in the Channel 4 documentary
Blood Red Roses on the Battle of Towton and contributed to the archaeological report of the Towton excavations. He has also written
Hotspur,
Towton 1461 and
The Medieval Soldier.
The siege of London on 12-14 May 1471 is a largely forgotten episode in the Wars of the Roses, but its implications were far-reaching in that it sealed the fate of the Lancastrian dynasty.Edward IV's gamble to reclaim the throne for the House of York was a triumph against the odds,...
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