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Listed below is an extensive further reading relating to The Wars of the Roses, as follows:
4. Warfare
6. State and local government papers
10. Selections
11. Songs & poetry
13. Book reviews
14. Fiction
Inevitably, these bibliographies are not exhaustive, but we believe all the major works are listed and new publications will be added as they become available. If you feel we are missing an important text, please let our librarians know.
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The history of the Wars of the Roses …
Title | Author/Editor | Publisher | Year |
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The Pastons: A Family in the Wars of the Roses | edited by Barber, Richard | Boydell Press | 2004 |
The Chronicles of the White Rose Reprint of 1843 edition. | edited by Giles, J C | Alan Sutton | 1974 |
The Chronicles of the Wars of the Roses | edited by Hallam, Elizabeth | Weidenfeld & Nicholson | 1988 |
The Wars of the Roses | edited by Hallam, Elizabeth | Colour Library Books | 1998 |
The Wars of the Roses : From Richard II to the Fall of Richard III at Bosworth Field as seen through the eyes of their contemporaries. | edited by Hallam, Elizabeth | Grove Press | 1998 |
Blood-Red the Roses: The Wars of the Roses An elementary history of the Wars of the Roses. | Alderman, Clifford Lindsey | 1973 | |
Three Crises in early English History : Personalities and Politics during the Norman Conquest, the Reign of King John, the Wars of the Roses | Alexander, Michael van Cleve | University Press of America | 1998 |
Stoke Field: The Last Battle of the Wars of the Roses | Baldwin, David | Pen and Sword | 2006 |
The First Battle of St. Albans | Boardman, Andrew | Tempus | 2006 |
The Battles of St. Albans | Burley, Peter; Elliott, Michael and Watson, Harvey | Pen and Sword | 2007 |
The Wars of the Roses: Politics and the Constitution of England c. 1437 - 1509 | Carpenter, Christine | Cambridge University Press | 1997 |
The Wars of the Roses A Royal History of England Series – an easy to read coffee table book with plenty of well known pictures of people and places a good introduction to the wars, it has a chapter on each of the kings involved in the build up to the Wars of the Roses. | Cheetham, Anthony, edited by Fraser, Antonia | Weidenfeld & Nicholson | 2000 |
The Wars of the Roses Popularised well illustrated account of the Wars. | Cole, Hubert | 1993 | |
Lancastrians and the Yorkists : Wars of the Roses | Cook, D R | Longman | 1984 |
The Wars of the Roses History in Depth series. For secondary school pupils, a concise illustrated account of the Wars with quotations from sources and questions for further thought and work. | Dawson, Ian | Nelson Thomas | 1990 |
Henry VI, Margaret of Anjou and the Wars of the Roses A source book, chapters focusing on aspects of the Wars of the Roses era with commentary followed by extracts from contemporary chronicles, letters etc. | Dockray, Keith | 2000 | |
William Shakespeare, The Wars of the Roses and the Historians | Dockray, Keith | Tempus Publishing | 2002 |
The Wars of the Roses: Stories of the Struggle of York and Lancaster Narrative of the course of events from the "Plucking of the Roses in the Temple Garden" to the death of Richard III at Bosworth. | Edgar, J G | 1859 | |
The Wars of the Roses (introduction by Ralph A Griffiths) | Evans, H T | Sutton Publishing | 1998 |
Wales and The Wars of the Roses | Evans, H T | Sutton Publishing | 1998 |
A Royal History of England : The Wars of the Roses | Fraser, Antonia | University of California | 2000 |
The Wars of the Roses : Peace and Conflict in 15th Century England Examines the campaigns and battles and the politics behind them, showing their limited impact on the social and religious life of the country. (Paperback in 1990) | Gillingham, John | Louisiana State University | 1981 |
The Wars of the Roses | Gillingham, John | Weidenfeld & Nicholson | 2001 |
The Wars of the Roses : Military Activity and English Society 1452 - 1497 | Goodman, Anthony | Tempus Publishing | 2004 |
The Wars of the Roses: The Soldiers' Experience | Goodman, Anthony | Tempus | 2006 |
Two Families in the Wars of the Roses The Paston and Stoner families. | Goyder, Rosemary | Longman | 1974 |
Sir Rys ap Thomas and his Family : Study of the Wars of the Roses and Early Tudor Politics | Griffith, Ralph A | University of Wales Press | 1993 |
The Wars of the Roses | Griffiths, Ralph A | Sutton Publishing | 1998 |
Memorials of the Wars of the Roses | Hampton, W E | Upminster | 1979 |
The Clifford Household During the Wars of the Roses 1450 - 1487 | Harvey, Adrian, and Waite, Martin | Weidenfeld & Nicholson | 1988 |
Richard III and his Rivals: Magnates and their motives in the Wars of the Roses | Hicks, Michael | Hambledon Press | 1991 |
The Wars of the Roses 1455 - 1485 Essential Histories Series No 54: History of the Wars of the Roses with family trees for the Houses of York and Lancaster, maps and chronology. | Hicks, Michael | Osprey Publishing | 2003 |
The Wars of the Roses | Hicks, Michael | Yale University Press | 2010 |
The Wars of the Roses | Kendall, Paul Murray | Sphere Books | 1957 |
The Yorkist Age: Daily Life in the Middle Ages | Kendall, Paul Murray | Allen & Unwin | 1962 |
The Wars of the Roses Library edition, World History series. | Lace, William A | Greenhaven Press | 1995 |
The Wars of the Roses | Lander, J R | Secker & Warburg | 1963 |
The Crown & Nobility 1450 - 1509 | Lander, J R | Arnold | 1976 |
Politics and Power in England 1450 - 1509 | Lander, J R | Arnold | 1976 |
The Wars of the Roses | Lander, J R | Alan Sutton/St Martin's Press, New York | 1990 |
The Lincolnshire Gentry and the Wars of the Roses | Mackman, Jonathan S | University of York | 2003 |
Wars of the Roses 1377 - 1471 | Mowat, A J | Crosby Lockwood | 1914 |
The Wars of the Roses (Caxton Editions 2003; Cassell Military 2005) | Neillands, Robin | Weidenfeld & Nicholson | 1992 |
The Wars of the Roses | Parker, Michael St John, edited by Lockhart, Ann | Pitkin Guides | 1996 |
The Wars of the Roses and Henry VII | Pendress, Colin | Heinemann | 2003 |
North East England during the Wars of the Roses: Lay Society, War and Politics 1450 - 1500 | Pollard, A J | Clarendon Press | 1990 |
The Wars of the Roses British History in Perspective series, concise account of the causes, course of, and effect of the wars with a useful biographical survey. | Pollard, A J | Palgrave & MacMillan | 1995 |
The Wars of the Roses Problems in Focus series. | Pollard, A J | Palgrave MacMillan | 1995 |
The Wars of the Roses A Wheadon reference book | Raine, Michael | Exeter | 1969 |
Lancaster & York | Ramsay, J H | Oxford University Press | 1892 |
The Lordly Ones: A History of the Neville Family and their Part in the Wars of the Roses | Richardson, Geoffrey | Baildon Press | 1998 |
A Pride of Bastards: A History of the Beaufort Family and their Part in the Wars of the Roses | Richardson, Geoffrey | Baildon Press | 1998 |
The Wars of the Roses: A Concise History | Ross, Charles | Thames & Hudson | 1976 |
Bosworth Field and the Wars of the Roses | Rowse, A L | 1966 | |
The Wars of the Roses | Royle, Trevor | Palgrave MacMillan | 2005 |
The Road to Bosworth Field Military history of the wars in the context of political,religious and social background. | Royle, Trevor | Little Brown Book Group | 2009 |
Wars in the North: The Wars of the Roses in the North East of England | Sadler, John Douglas | Stuart Publishing | 2000 |
The Wars of the Roses through the lives of five men and women of the Fifteenth century | Seward, Desmond | Viking Press | 1995 |
The Last White Rose: Dynasty, Rebellion and Treason: The Secret Wars Against the Tudors | Seward, Desmond | Constable & Robinson | 2010 |
Battles in Britain and their Political Background Vol I 1066 - 1547 Includes a summary of the Wars of the Roses and detailed accounts of the Battles of St Albans (2nd), Tewkesbury and Bosworth | Seymour, William | Sidgewick & Jackson | 1975 |
The House of York: Yorkist Account of the Wars of the Roses | Snowden, Keith | Castledon Publications | 1998 |
Lincolnshire and the Wars of the Roses | Storey, R L | 1976 | |
The Wars of the Roses and the Yorkist Kings | Warren, John | Hodder & Arnold | 1995 |
The Wars of the Roses | Webster, Bruce | Routledge | 1997 |
The Wars of the Roses | Weir, Alison | Ballentine Books | 1995 |
The Wars of the Roses: York and Lancaster | Weir, Alison | Jonathan Cape | 1995 |
The Wars of the Roses Men at Arms series No 145: Brief, well illustrated account of the course of the wars, with family trees for the Houses of York and Lancaster, battle maps, tables and numbers of combatants plus illustrations of liveries, badges, weapons and armour. (colour illustrations by GA Embleton) | Wise, Terence | Osprey Publishing | 1983 |
Descriptions of the 17 battles of the Wars of the Roses, battle plans overlaid on Ordnance Survey maps …
Title | Author/Editor | Publisher | Year |
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Politics and the Battle of St. Albans 1455 | Armstrong, C A J | London | 1983 |
Merevale and Atherstone: 1485 Recent Bosworth Discoveries | Austin, John D | The Friends of Atherstone Heritage | 2004 |
Stoke Field: The Last Battle of the Wars of the Roses | Baldwin, David | Pen & Sword Books | 2006 |
The Battle of Bosworth | Bennett, Michael | Alan Sutton | 1985 |
The Battle of Towton | Boardman, Andrew | Sutton Publishing | 2000 |
The First Battle of St Albans: 1455 | Boardman, Andrew | Tempus Publishing | 2006 |
The Battles of St Albans | Burley, Peter; Elliott, Michael; and Watson, Harvey | Pen & Sword Books | 2007 |
Barnet 1471: Death of a Kingmaker | Clark, David | Pen & Sword Military | 2007 |
The Battle of Wakefield Revisited: A Fresh Perspective on Richard of York's Final Battle, December 1460 | Cox, Helen | Herstory Writing and Interpretation | 2010 |
Towton - Blood Red Roses: Archaelogy of a Mass Grave from the Battle of Towton AD 1461 | Fiorato, Veronica; Boylston, Anthea; and Knusel, Christopher | Oxbow Press | 2000 |
The Field of Redmore: Battle of Bosworth 1485 | Foss, Peter | Kairal Press (Rosalba 1990) | 1988 |
The Battle of Bosworth | Foss, Peter | Newton Linford | 1998 |
Tewksbury 1471 | Goodchild, Stephen | Leo Cooper | 2005 |
Fatal Colours: the Battle of Towton 1461 Includes lead-up to the battle and introduction by David Starkey on leadership in the fifteenth century. | Goodwin, George | Orion Publishing Group | 2011 |
Bosworth 1485: The Last Charge of the Plantagenets Campaign Series No 66 - softback: Very well illustrated and concise analysis of the Battle of Bosworth complete with detailed maps. Battle scene plates by Graham Turner. | Gravett, Christopher | Osprey Publishing | 1999 |
Towton 1461: England's Bloodiest Battle Campaign Series No 120 - softback: Very well illustrated showing arms and armour, concise analysis of the battle plus detailed maps. Battle scenes by Graham Turner. | Gravett, Chris | Osprey Publishing | 2003 |
Tewkesbury 1471: The Last Yorkist Victory Campaign Series No 131 - softback: Very well illustrated, concise analysis of the battle plus detailed maps. Battle scenes by Graham Turner. | Gravett, Chris | Osprey Publishing | 2003 |
The Battle of Wakefield | Haig, Philip A | Sutton Publishing | 1996 |
Wakefield & Towton Battlefields: The Wars of the Roses | Haig, Philip A | Pen & Sword Books | 2002 |
The Battles of Barnet & Tewkesbury An excellent and well illustrated history of these battles written by the President of Richard III Society. | Hammond, Peter W | Sutton Publishing | 1993 |
Ludford Bridge & Mortimer's Cross: The Wars of the Roses in Hertfordshire and the Welsh Marches and the Accession of Edward IV | Hodges, Geoffrey | Logostar Publishing | 1998 |
Ludford Bridge & Mortimer's Cross | Hodges, Geoffrey | Almelay | 2000 |
The Battle of Bosworth Field | Hutton, William | Tempus | 1999 |
Bosworth 1485: The Psychology of a Battle | Jones, Michael K | Tempus Publishing | 2002 |
The Battle of Towton 1461 Covering events from Ludford Bridge 1459 to Towton including the battles of Northampton , Wakefield, Mortimer's Cross and the 2nd battle of St Albans. | McGill, Patrick | 1992 | |
The Battle of Barnet | McGill, Patrick | Freezywater | 1996 |
The Battle of Bosworth Field | Williams, D T | Leicester | 1966 |
The Field of Bosworth | Wright, K S | Kingsway Publishing | 2002 |
Accounts of battles, guides to what the battlefields would have looked like, battle plans overlaid on Ordnance Survey maps …
Title | Author/Editor | Publisher | Year |
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Battles & Battlefields in England Rather out of date accounts of battles from 1066 to 1685 including all the main Wars of the Roses battles from St Albans to Bosworth. | Barrett, | CRB | 1896 |
The Wars of the Roses: A Field Guide and Companion | Bramley, Peter | Sutton Publishing | 2006 |
Cassell's Battlefields of England & Ireland Chapter devoted to the Wars of the Roses, includes references to the more obscure skirmishes of the wars. | Brook, Richard | Weidenfeld & Nicholson | 2005 |
Visits to Fields of Battle in England Reprint of 1857 edition. | Brooke, Richard | Alan Sutton | 1975 |
The Battlefields of England A modern account of the battles. Reprinted in 1973. | Burne, A H | Methuen & Co Limited | 1950 |
Walk Towton 1461: a visitor guide to battle-related sites Follow Edward, Earl of March's campaign from Mortimer's Cross to Towton. | Cox, Helen, and Stringer, Alan | York Publishing Services | 2012 |
Lost Battlefields of Britain | Hackett, Martin | Sutton Publishing | 2005 |
Discovering Battlefields of England Brief accounts of the battles with notes on the appearance of the battlefields today. Includes 11 of the Wars of the Roses battles. | Kinross, John | Aylesbury | 1979 |
Walking and Exploring the Battlefields of Britain Accounts of the battles including 12 from the Wars of the Roses, from St Albans to Stoke. | Kinross, John | 1988 | |
English Battlefields: 500 Battlefields that Shaped English History | Rayner, Michael | Stroud | 2000 |
The Hollow Crowns: A History of the Battles of the Wars of the Roses | Richardson, Geoffrey | Baildon Books | 1966 |
The Ordnance Survey: Complete Guide to the Battlefields of Britain Brief description of each battle with maps for the major battles. | Smurthwaite, David | 1984 | |
British Battlefields of the South Where battles were fought (with battle plans overlaid on Ordnance Survey maps) why, and how they were won and lost. Includes 1st & 2nd Battles of St Albans, Northampton, Mortimer's Cross, Barnet, Tewkesbury, Bosworth and Stoke. | Warner, Philip | 1972 | |
Fields of Fame in England and Scotland Includes 1st & 2nd Battles of Northampton, Wakefield Green, Towton, Barnet, Tewkesbury and Bosworth. | Wetherell, J E | 1923 |
Details on the science and strategy of medieval warfare, arms, armour, castles and heraldry …
Title | Author/Editor | Publisher | Year |
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The Medieval Soldier: Men Who Fought the Wars of the Roses | Boardman, Andrew A | Sutton Publishing | 1998 |
The Medieval Archer A definitive study of the archer and his weapons from the Battle of Hastings to the Wars of the Roses. | Bradbury, Jim | 1985 | |
The Routledge Companion to Medieval Warfare Encyclopaedia of medieval warfare covering the period 500 -1500 for Britain, Europe, Mediterranean and Middle East, includes brief biographies of leading kings, lords, generals and leaders plus brief descriptions of many major battles, including the Wars of the Roses, warfare, heraldry and arms and armour. | Bradbury, Jim | Routledge | 2004 |
War in the Middle Ages First comprehensive study of all aspects of medieval warfare in Europe from the 5th to the 15th century. Translated by Michael Jones. | Contamine, Philippe | Basil Blackwell | 1984 |
Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight Large illustrated survey of the evolution of weapons and body armour from the 11th to 16th century. | Edge, David, and Paddock, John Miles | 1988 | |
The Wars of the Roses: The Soldiers' Experience | Goodman, Anthony | Tempus | 2006 |
Knights at Tournament Well-illustrated survey of jousts and tournaments from the 12th to the 16th century. | Gravett, Christopher | Osprey | 1988 |
Armies and Warfare during the Wars of the Roses | Sadler, John Douglas | HMA | 2002 |
War and Chivalry: Warfare and Aristocratic Culture in England, France and Burgundy at the End of the Middle Ages Covers the literature of honour and virtue, the orders of chivalry and the techniques of war. | Vale, Malcolm | 1981 |
Who was Who in the battles, plus invaluable insight into the harsh realities of medieval warfare …
Title | Author/Editor | Publisher | Year |
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Who's Who of the Wars of the Roses Concise biographies of the major participants in the Wars of the Roses, written by a member of the Richard III Society. | Buckley, J A | Penhellick Publications | 2002 |
Military Campaigns of the Wars of the Roses An excellent reference book with concise descriptions and analysis of all of the battles of the Wars of the Roses. | Haig, Philip A | Bramley Books | 1997 |
Who was Who in the Wars of the Roses Another excellent publication written by a member of the Richard III Society giving concise biographies of the major participants in the Wars of the Roses. | Pogmore, Pauline Harrison | Rosabella Press (the publishing group of the Yorkshire Branch of the Richard III Society) | 2005 |
Medieval Warfare in Manuscripts A beautifully illustrated book describing the art of war as depicted in medieval books. These manuscripts give an invaluable insight into the harsh realities of medieval warfare. | Porter, Pamela | British Library Publication | 2000 |
Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses | Santiuste, David | Pen & Sword | 2010 |
The Ordnance Survey Complete Guide to the Battlefields of Britain Brief description of each battle with maps for the major battles. Review in The Ricardian December 1985. | Smurthwaite, David | Exeter | 1984 |
Encyclopaedia of the Wars of the Roses | Wagner, John A | ABC - CLO | 2001 |
We are grateful to the American Branch for being able able to link to information on their web site in this section.
This is a list of the most commonly used sources for the period that have been published but it is by no means exhaustive.
Title | Author/Editor | Publisher | Year |
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Calendar of Charter Rolls: Vol. 6 1427-1516. | HMSO | 1927 | |
Calendar of Close Rolls: Edward IV I 1461-68. | HMSO | 1949 | |
Calendar of Close Rolls: Edward IV II 1468-76. | HMSO | 1953 | |
Calendar of Close Rolls: Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III 1476-1485. | HMSO | 1954 | |
Calendar of Fine Rolls: Edward IV 1461-71. | HMSO | 1949 | |
Calendar of Fine: Rolls: Edward IV Richard III 1471-85. | HMSO | 1961 | |
Calendar of Patent Rolls: Edward IV Vol. 1 1461-67 | 1897 | ||
Calendar of Patent Rolls: Edward IV Vol. II 1467-77. | 1899 | ||
Calendar of Patent Rolls: Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III 1476-1485. | 1901 | ||
Calendar of Patent Rolls: Henry VI 1451-61 | |||
Titulus Regius: To the High and Mighty Prince Richard, Duc of Gloucester | |||
The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England on CD Rom Available from SDE (Scholarly Digital Editions) £50 plus £2 post and packing. Mail orders to SDE Sales, 31 Guildford Road, Leicester LE2 2RD or e-mail them at sales@sd-editions.com | edited by Given-Wilson, C & others | ||
British Harleian Manuscript 433 4 Vols. | edited by Horrox, RE & Hammond, PW | Richard III Society | 1979-81 |
Rotuli Parliamentorum 6 Vols. 1472-1503 Text of Titulus Regis, the 1484 Act of Parliament settling the crown on Richard III | edited by Strachey, J & others | 1783 | |
York House Books 1461-1490 | edited by Attreed, Lorraine | Stroud | 1991 |
This is a list of the most commonly used sources for the period that have been published but it is by no means exhaustive.
Title | Author/Editor | Publisher | Year |
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Calendar of Entries in the Papal Registers relating to Great Britain and Ireland: Vol. 13 and Vol. 14 1484-92. | |||
Calendar of Letters, Despatches and State Papers relating to the Negotiations between England and Spain preserved in the Archives of Simancas and elsewhere: Vol. 1 Henry VII 1485-1509. | edited by Bergenroth, R | HMSO | 1862 |
Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts relating to English Affairs existing in the Archives and Collections of Venice and in other libraries of northern Italy: Vol. 1 1202-1509. | edited by Brown, R | HMSO | 1864 |
Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts existing in the Archives and Collections of Milan: Vol. 1 1385-1618. | edited by Hinds, AB | 1913 |
This is a list of the most commonly used sources for the period that have been published but it is by no means exhaustive.
Title | Author/Editor | Publisher | Year |
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Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland by Raphael Holinshed 6 vols | London | 1807-8 | |
Chroniques by Jean Molinet 1476-1506 | |||
Historia Regnum Angliae by John Rous | |||
The Usurpation of Richard III by Dominic Mancini | edited by Armstrong, CAJ | Oxford | 1936 |
Historie of the Arrival of Edward IV in England | edited by Bruce, John | Camden Society | 1838 |
Memoires de Philippe de Commynes | edited by Calmette, J & Durville, G | Paris | 1924 |
An English Chronicle of the reigns of Ricard II, Henry IV, V, VI, written befor the year 1470 | edited by Davies, John S | Camden Society Vol. 64 | 1856 |
Anchiennes Croniques d'Engleterre by Jehan de Waurin | edited by Dupont, E | Paris | 1958-63 |
The Chronicle of John Hardyng and Continuation by Richard Grafton | edited by Ellis, H | London | 1812 |
The New Chronicles of England and France | edited by Ellis, H | London | 1811 |
Three Books of Polydore Vergil's English History | edited by Ellis, H | Camden Society | 1844 |
Union of the Two Illustre Families of Lancaster and York by Edward Hall | edited by Ellis, H | London | 1809 |
Six Town Chronicles of England | edited by Flenley, R | Oxford | 1911 |
Historia Regis Henrici Septemi by Bernard Andre | edited by Gairdner, James | Rolls Series | 1858 |
The Historical Collections of a Citizen of London (includes Gregory's Chronicle) | edited by Gairdner, James | Camden Society | 1876 |
Three Fifteenth-Century Chronicles | edited by Gairdner, James | Camden Society | 1880 |
A Chronicle of the First Thirteen Years of the Reign of King Edward IV by John Warkworth | edited by Halliwell, JO | Camden Society Old Series Vol. 10 | 1839 |
Recueil des Chroniques et anchiennes histoires de la Grande Bretaigne by Jean de Waurin | edited by Hard, W & Hardy, ELCP | Rolls Series | 1891 |
Itineraries by William Worcestre | edited by Harvey, J | 1969 | |
The Anglica Historia of Polydore Vergil 1485-1537 | edited by Hay, D | Royal Historical Society. Camden Series Vol. lxxiv | 1950 |
Tudor Royal Proclamations Vol. 1 | edited by Hughes, PL & Larkin, JL | New Haven | 1964 |
Chroncles of London | edited by Kingsford, CL | 1905 | |
Chronicle of the Rebellion of Lincolnshire 1470 | edited by Nichols, JG | Camden Society | 1847 |
The Croyland Chronicle Continuations 1459-1486 | edited by Pronay, Nicholals & Cox, John | London | 1986 |
Chronicle by John Stone | edited by Searle, WG | Cambs Antiquarian Society Publications Vol. 34 | 1902 |
The History of King Richard III by Sir Thomas More Vol. 2 | edited by Sylvestre, RS | Yale | 1963 |
The Great Chronicle of London | edited by Thomas, AH & Thornley, ID | London | 1936 |
Edward IV's Memoir so-called Short Version of the Arrivall | edited by Visser-Fuchs, Livia | Nottingham Medieval Studies Vol. xxxvi | 1992 |
A chronicle at large, mere History of the affayres of England by Richard Grafton 2 Vols | Grafton, | London | 1809 |
This is a list of the most commonly used sources for the period that have been published but it is by no means exhaustive.
Title | Author/Editor | Publisher | Year |
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Kingsford's Stonor Letters & Papers 1290-1483 | edited by Carpenter, Christine | Cambridge | 1996 |
Paston Letters | edited by Gairdner, J | Alan Sutton | 1910 (reprinted 1987) |
Letters of the Kings of England | edited by Halliwell, JC | London | 1846 |
Cely Letters 1472-88 | edited by Hanham, Alison | Early English Text Society | 1975 |
Cely Papers | edited by Maldon, EH | Camden Society, 3rd Series | 1900 |
Plumpton Correspondence | edited by Stapleton, T | Camden Society | 1839 |
This is a list of the most commonly used sources for the period that have been published but it is by no means exhaustive.
Title | Author/Editor | Publisher | Year |
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Materials relating to the reign of Henry VII 2 Vols. | edited by Campbell, W & ELCP | Rolls Series | 1873, 1877 |
Letters and Papers Illustrative of the Reigns of Richard III and Henry VII 2 vols. | edited by Gairdner, James | Rolls Series | 1861, 1863 |
Richard III: The road to Bosworth field | edited by Hammond, PW & Sutton, Anne | London | 1985 |
English Historical Documents. Vol. 4 1327-1485 | edited by Myers, AR | 1969 | |
Sources for the reign of Henry VII 3 Vols. | edited by Pollard, AF | London | 1913 |
England Under the Yorkists 1460-1485 | edited by Thornley, ID | 1921 | |
Edward IV: A sourcebook | Dockray, Keith | Stroud | 1999 |
Henry VI, Margaret of Anjou and the Wars of the Roses: a sourcebook | Dockray, Keith | Stroud | 2000 |
This is a list of the most commonly used sources for the period that have been published but it is by no means exhaustive.
Title | Author/Editor | Publisher | Year |
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The Ballad of Bosworth Field | |||
The Song of Ladye Bessiye from Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscripit - Ballads & Romances Vol. 3 | edited by Hales, JW & Furnivall, FJ | 1868 | |
Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse | edited by Pollard, Alfred W | 1903 (reprinted 1964) |
The following articles, listed by date of publication, relate specifically to the Wars of the Roses. They have been published in the Society's journal The Ricardian over the past thirty years. A selection of these articles are available on-line with the permission of the authors. The Richard III Society owns the copyright of these articles and they are published on this website for readers' private purposes only. The articles may not be reproduced without the written permission of the Society.
Articles that are not online are available to members through the Barton Library. Back copies of The Ricardian may be still be available in their original format and can be purchased by members and non-members. Please contact the librarian.
A selection of the reviews relating to books on the Wars of the Roses that have appeared in The Ricardian
Novels set during the Wars of the Roses. A selection by Anne Painter, the Fiction Librarian. Listed by Author and then year.
Title | Author/Editor | Year |
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Crown of Roses Covering the period from 1466 to 1486, the story of the heroine's unhappy marriage to a Yorkshire knight in the household at Middleham Castle is ingeniously interwoven with the story of the last years of the Yorkist dynasty. | Anand, Valerie | 1989 |
The Merchant Prince 1460-85: story of how a boy of humble origin becomes a successful merchant. Set against the background of the Wars of the Roses. | Bailey, H C | 1926 |
The Tudor Rose Covering the period from 1483 to 1502, this novel tells the story of Elizabeth of York. | Barnes, Margaret Campbell | 1953 |
A Mystery to this Day Story of Perkin Warbeck 1489-99. It includes a long supplement of extracts from documents and original sources. | Barrington, Michael | 1949 |
The Lodestar Set during the period from 1481 to 1485; ambition is the lodestar that leads the hero to join the household of the Duke of Gloucester, but he discovers that the price of power and worldly success may be too high. | Belle, Pamela | 1987 |
The Chantry Priest of Barnet Dramatised social history. The life of a monk who witnesses the battle of Barnet. | Church, A J | 1885 |
The Fate of Princes Francis Lovell seeks the solution to the mystery of the disappearance of the Princes amidst the treachery and political manoeuvring of the 1480's. | Doherty, Paul C | 1990 |
The Silver Rose A teenage romance from the Forget-me-Not series. 1470-71 Alys and Tom are Yorkist supporters (Tom fights for Edward IV at Barnet and Tewkesbury) but Alys is betrothed by her guardian to an old Lancastrian knight. | Eckersley, Jill | 1998 |
A King of Vagabonds 1495-1509: story of Perkin Warbeck, Katherine Gordon and James Strangeways, whom Katherine later married. | Ellis, Beth | 1911 |
Page or Prentice A children's story set in the period of the Wars of the Roses. It follows the adventures of Ralph and Walter Tankerville in 1471, and aims to teach children the effects of war on an ordinary family. | Erlington, H | 1920 |
The Rose in Spring Part of a series of four novels on the life of Cicely Neville from 1425 to 1495. | Fairburn, Eleanor | 1971 |
White Rose, Dark Summer Part of a series of four novels on the life of Cicely Neville from 1425 to 1495. | Fairburn, Eleanor | 1972 |
The Rose at Harvest End Part of a series of four novels on the life of Cicely Neville from 1425 to 1495. | Fairburn, Eleanor | 1974 |
Winter's Rose Part of a series of four novels on the life of Cicely Neville from 1425 to 1495. | Fairburn, Eleanor | 1976 |
The Killing of Richard III Trilogy about Henry Morane, a 15th century 'James Bond', starting in 1483 when he is a clerk to the King's Secretary and following his career as a secret agent until 1495 when he achieves his revenge on Northumberland and Stanley for their betrayal of Richard III at Bosworth. | Farringdon, Robert | 1971 |
Tudor Agent Trilogy about Henry Morane, a 15th century 'James Bond', starting in 1483 when he is a clerk to the King's Secretary and following his career as a secret agent until 1495 when he achieves his revenge on Northumberland and Stanley for their betrayal of Richard III at Bosworth. | Farringdon, Robert | 1974 |
The Traitors of Bosworth Trilogy about Henry Morane, a 15th century 'James Bond', starting in 1483 when he is a clerk to the King's Secretary and following his career as a secret agent until 1495 when he achieves his revenge on Northumberland and Stanley for their betrayal of Richard III at Bosworth. | Farringdon, Robert | 1978 |
The White Queen The first in a series called "The Cousins War", set in The Wars of the Roses. This novel portrays the life of Elizabeth Woodville from her meeting with Edward IV until the eve of the Battle of Bosworth. A lot is made of the tradition that Elizabeth is descended from the water goddess Melusina. | Gregory, Philippa | 2009 |
The Red Queen The second book in the series. Heiress to the red rose of Lancaster Margaret Beaufort never surrenders her belief that her House is the true ruler of England and that she has a great destiny. | Gregory, Philippa | 2010 |
The Lady of the Rivers The third in the series. This novel concentrates on Jacquette Woodville. The novel opens in 1430 and ends with her daughter, Elizabeth, marriage to Edward IV in 1464. | Gregory, Philippa | 2011 |
The Kingmaker's Daughter The fourth in the series. This novel features Anne Neville from 1465 until her death in 1485. | Gregory, Philippa | 2012 |
Samaritana Arranged marriage between country girl and nobleman turns to love when she helps him escape after the battle of Towton. | Hammand, N B | 1979 |
The Load of Unicorn A children's adventure story set in 1482, highlighting the rivalry between the scriveners and the new printers. The young hero is apprenticed to William Caxton and helps to find the manuscript of Malory's Morte D'Arthur. | Harnett, Cynthia | 1959 |
The Stolen Crown A novel about the life of Katherine Woodville from 1464 until 1496. | Higginbotham, Susan | 2010 |
The Kingmaker 1455-71: story of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. | Honeyman, Brenda | 1969 |
Ruling Ambition The story of Perkin Warbeck from his childhood in Flanders until his death at Tyburn. | Hume, Robert | 2000 |
The Winter Killing Summer 1459 to Spring 1461 seen through the eyes of a squire to Edmund, Earl of Rutland. | Irwin, Frances | 1977 |
Summer's End Francis Lovell looks back over his life, while waiting to be rescued from his hiding place under Minster Lovell Hall after the Battle of Stoke. | Irwin, Frances | 2006 |
The King's Grey Mare Covering the period from 1452 to 1492 and focussing on Elizabeth Woodville who, hardened by the death of her first husband, devotes herself to the advancement of her family. | Jarman, Rosemary Hawley | 1973 |
The Courts of Illusion A sequel to We Speak No Treason (see Ricardian fictrion): the son of the Man of Keen Sight joins Perkin Warbeck's ill-fated attempt to gain the crown. | Jarman, Rosemary Hawley | 1983 |
Beloved Lady Using the Paston Letters as source material, this is the story of Margery Paston who falls in love with her father's bailiff. | Jefferis, Barbara | 1956 |
Proud Cis For those who like a little humour with their history: the story of the (fictional) twins born to Lady Eleanor Butler and Edward IV, and their involvement with the fate of the Princes, their half-brothers. | Jones, Cherry Calvert | 1980 |
The Swan and the Rose March to May 1471 seen from the viewpoint of a Lancastrian soldier. | Leary, Francis | 1953 |
The Duke is Served A novel by an early supporter of the Fellowship of the White Boar, set in 1470-71, and depicting life among the servants of the Royal Household, and their part in re-uniting Richard of Gloucester and Anne Neville. | Lindsay, Philip | 1936 |
They have their Dreams The story of Perkin Warbeck and Katherine Gordon. From his unsuccessful invasion in 1497 until his execution in 1499. Reprinted 1967. | Lindsay, Philip | 1956 |
The Coveted Crown 1445-71: Margaret of Anjou's struggle to hold the crown for Lancaster. | Long, Freda | 1966 |
The Last of the Barons 1467-71: Warwick the Kingmaker | Lytton, Edward Bulwer | 1843 |
John of Gloucester The story of John of Gloucester, the illegitimate son of Richard III. | Miall, Wendy | 1968 |
The White Queen A sensitive account of a timid and delicate Anne Neville from childhood to 1485. | Nickell, Lesley J | 1978 |
The Wrong Plantagenet A sequel to The White Boar (see Ricardian novels) in which Philip Lovell's son joins the supporters of Perkin Warback. | Palmer, Marian | 1972 |
The Murders of Richard III A modern mystery novel: macabre recreations of Richard's supposed crimes occur during a house party for supporters of Richard III. | Peters, Elizabeth | 1974 |
A Trail of Blood A detective novel with a difference in which a 16th-century monk investigates the fate of the Princes in the Tower. | Potter, Jeremy | 1970 |
My Brother Lambert Children's story of Lambert Simnel's rebellion, seen through the eyes of his sister who tries to save him from his folly. | Rush, Philip | 1957 |
Death and the Chapman The first of a series of medieval detective stories featuring Roger the Chapman; Roger investigates the disappearance of a wealthy merchant's son in 1471, this leads him to a London tavern with a sinister connection with the Duke of Clarence. | Sedley, Kate | 1991 |
Prince Perkin Story of Perkin Warbeck from 1492 to 1499 | Stoker, M Brooke | 1966 |
Game of Power 1438-61: the Earl of Warwick's youth and rise to power. | Sudworth, Gwynedd | 1975 |
The Game of Kings 1461-71: the Earl of Warwick as 'Kingmaker' and his downfall. | Sudworth, Gwynedd | 1977 |
The Adventures of Alianore Audley Another novel for those who like some humour with their history. Alianore (a 15th-century female Philip Marlowe) recounts her adventures as a member of the Yorkist intelligence working for Edward IV and then for Richard III. | Wainwright, Brian | 1995 |
Within the Fetterlock 1396: Richard II is childless – the succession to the throne is in doubt. Constance of York is drawn into intrigues as her husband and brother jostle with their Lancastrian and Mortimer cousins in the race for the throne. | Wainwright, Brian | 2004 |
Lion of Alnwick Trilogy about the Percy family. 1357-1409: the life of Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland. | Wensby-Scott, Carol | 1980 |
Lion Dormant Trilogy about the Percy family. 1414-64: the rivalry between the Percy and Neville families: joined by the marriage of the 2nd Earl of Northumberland and Alianore Neville, sister of Cecily Neville. | Wensby-Scott, Carol | 1983 |
Lion Invincible Trilogy about the Percy family. 1469-89: follows the fortunes of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland and his relations with Richard of Gloucester. | Wensby-Scott, Carol | 1984 |
Set her on a Throne The life of a spirited Anne Neville from 1470, her happy but tragically short first marriage and her eventual re-discovery of happiness with Richard of Gloucester. | Westcott, Jan | 1972 |
The Sprig of Broom A children's story of Richard III's illegitimate son Richard Plantagenet and his son. | Willard, Barbara | 1971 |
Less Fortunate than Fair Series of three novels on the life of Cicely Plantagenet, sister of Elizabeth of York. | Wilson, Sandra | 1973 |
The Queen's Sister Series of three novels on the life of Cicely Plantagenet, sister of Elizabeth of York. | Wilson, Sandra | 1974 |
The Lady Cicely Series of three novels on the life of Cicely Plantagenet, sister of Elizabeth of York. | Wilson, Sandra | 1974 |