Wars of the Roses Bibliography
(alphabetical
by author or editor)
Listed below is an extensive bibliography of books relating to the political history of the Wars of the Roses, including specific battles, battlefield guides plus a reference section. Inevitably this list is not exhaustive but hopefully all the major works are listed and new publications will be added as they become available.
Details on the science and strategy of medieval warfare, arms, armour, castles and heraldry are listed under their individual sections in the 15th century section.
History of the Wars of the Roses
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
Blood-Red the Roses:
The Wars of the Roses
Alderman, Clifford Lindsey 1973
An elementary history of the Wars of the Roses.
The Pastons: A
Family in the Wars of the Roses
Barber, Richard (editor) Boydell Press 2004
The
Wars of the Roses: Politics and the Constitution of England c. 1437
1509
Carter, Christine Cambridge University Press 1997
The
Wars of the Roses
Cole, Hubert 1993
Popularised well illustrated account of the Wars.
Lancastrians
and the Yorkists : Wars of the Roses
Cook, DR Longman 1984
The
Wars of the Roses
Cheetham, Anthony, edited by Fraser, Antonia - Weidenfeld & Nicholson
2000
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.
The Wars of the
Roses
Dawson, Ian Nelson Thomas 1990
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.
Henry VI, Margaret
of Anjou and the Wars of the Roses
Dockray, Keith 2000
A source book, chapters focusing on aspects of the Wars of the Roses
era with commentary followed by extracts from contemporary chronicles,
letters etc.
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
Edgar, JG 1859
Narrative of the course of events from the "Plucking of the Roses in the
Temple Garden" to the death of Richard III at Bosworth.
The Wars of the
Roses
Evans, HT (introduction by Ralph A Griffiths) Sutton Publishing 1998
Wales and The Wars
of the Roses
Evans, HT Sutton Publishing 1998
A Royal History
of England : The Wars of the Roses
Fraser, Antonia University of California 2000
The Chronicles
of the White Rose
Giles, JC (editor) Alan Sutton 1974
Reprint of 1843 edition
The Wars of the
Roses : Peace and Conflict in 15th Century England
Gillingham, John Louisana State University 1981 (paperback in 1990)
Examines the campaigns and battles and the politics behind them, showing
their limited impact on the social and religious life of the country.
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
Two Families in
the Wars of the Roses
Goyder, Rosemary Longman 1974
The Paston and Stoner families.
The Wars of the
Roses
Griffiths, Ralph A Sutton Publishing 1998
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 Chronicles
of the Wars of the Roses
Hallam, Elizabeth (general editor) Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1988
The Wars of the
Roses
Hallam, Elizabeth (editor) 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.
Hallam, Elizabeth (editor) Grove Press 1998
Memorials of the
Wars of the Roses
Hampton, WE Upminster 1979
The Clifford Household
During the Wars of the Roses 1450 -1487
Harvey, Adrian: Waite, Martin Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1988
The Wars of the
Roses 1455 1485
Hicks, Michael Osprey Publishing 2003 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
Richard III and
his Rivals: Magnates and their motives in the Wars of the Roses
Hicks, Michael Hambledon Press 1991
The Yorkist Age:
Daily Life in the Middle Ages
Kendall, Paul Murray Allen & Unwin 1962
The Wars of the
Roses
Kendall, Paul Murray Sphere Books 1957
The Wars of the
Roses
Lander, JR Secker & Warburg 1963
The Wars of the
Roses
Lander, JR Alan Sutton/St Martins Press, New York 1990
The Crown &
Nobility 1450 1509
Lander, JR Arnold 1976
Politics and Power
in England 1450 1509
Lander JR Arnold 1976
The Wars of the
Roses
Lace, William A Greenhaven Press 1995
Library edition, World History series.
The Lincolnshire
Gentry and the Wars of the Roses
Mackman, Jonathan S University of York 2003
Wars of the Roses
1377 1471
Mowat, AJ Crosby Lockwood 1914
The Wars of the
Roses
Neillands, Robin Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1992/ Caxton Editions 2003/
Cassell Military 2005
The Wars of the
Roses
Parker, Michael St John (Ann Lockhart editor) Pitkin Guides 1996
The Wars of the
Roses and Henry VII
Pendress, Colin Heinemann 2003
The Wars of the
Roses
Pollard, AJ - Palgrave & MacMillan 1995
British History in Perspective series, concise account of the causes,
course of, and effect of the wars with a useful biographical survey.
The Wars of the
Roses
Pollard, AJ Palgrave MacMillan 1995 Problems in Focus series.
North
East England during the Wars of the Roses: Lay Society, War and Politics
1450 1500
Pollard, AJ - Clarendon Press 1990
The Wars of the
Roses
Raine, Michael Exeter 1969
A Wheadon reference book
Lancaster &
York
Ramsay, JH 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
Ludford Bridge
& Mortimers Cross: The Wars of the Roses in Hertfordshire and the
Welsh Marches and the Accession of Edward IV
Hodges, Geoffrey Logostar Publishing 1998
The Wars of the
Roses: A Concise History
Ross, Charles Thames & Hudson 1976
Bosworth Field
and the Wars of the Roses
Rowse, AL 1966
The Wars of the
Roses
Royale, Trevor Palgrave MacMillan 2005
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
Battles in Britain
and their Political Background Vol I 1066 -1547
Seymour, William - Sidgewick & Jackson 1975
Includes a summary of the Wars of the Roses and detailed accounts of
the Battles of St Albans (2nd), Tewkesbury and Bosworth
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, RL 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
Wise, Terence (colour illustrations by GA Embleton) Osprey Publishing
1983 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
The Battles
Politics
and the Battle of St. Albans 1455
Armstrong CAJ
London 1983
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
Towton Blood
Red Roses: Archaelogy of a Mass Grave from the Battle of Towton AD 1461
Fiorato, Veronica;
Boylston, Anthea; Knusel, Christopher Oxbow Press 2000
The Battle of Bosworth
Foss, Peter
Newton Linford 1998
The Field of Redmore:
Battle of Bosworth 1485
Foss, Peter
Kairal Press 1988/ Rosalba 1990
Tewksbury 1471
Goodchild, Stephen
Leo Cooper 2005
Bosworth 1485:
The Last Charge of the Plantagenets
Gravett, Christopher (battle scene plates by Graham Turner) Osprey Publishing
1999 Campaign Series No 66 - softback
Very well illustrated and concise analysis of the Battle of Bosworth
complete with detailed maps.
Towton 1461: Englands
Bloodiest Battle
Gravett, Chris (battle scenes by Graham Turner) Osprey Publishing 2003
Campaign Series No 120 - softback
Very well illustrated showing arms and armour, concise analysis of
the battle plus detailed maps
Tewkesbury 1471:
The Last Yorkist Victory
Gravett, Chris (battle scenes by Graham Turner) Osprey Publishing 2003
Campaign Series No 131 - softback
Very well illustrated, consise analysis of the battle plus detailed
maps.
The Battles of
Barnet & Tewkesbury
Hammond, Peter
W Sutton Publishing 1993
An excellent and
well illustrated history of these battles written by the President of
Richard III Society
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
Ludford Bridge
& Mortimers Cross
Hodges, Geoffrey
Almelay 2000
Bosworth 1485:
The Psychology of a Battle
Jones, Michael
K Tempus Publishing 2002
The Battle of Barnet
McGill, Patrick
Freezywater 1996
The Battle of Towton
1461
McGill, Patrick
1992
Covering
events from Ludford Bridge 1459 to Towton including the battles of Northampton
, Wakefield, Mortimers Cross and the 2nd battle of St Albans.
The
Battle of Bosworth Field
Williams, DT
Leicester 1966
Battlefield Guides
Battles & Battlefields
in England
Barrett, CRB - 1896
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.
The
Wars of the Roses: A Field Guide and Companion
Bramley, Peter
Sutton Publishing 2006
Cassells
Battlefields of England & Ireland
Brook, Richard Weidenfeld & Nicholson 2005
Chapter devoted to the Wars of the Roses, includes references to the
more obscure skirmishes of the wars.
Visits
to Fields of Battle in England
Brooke, Richard Alan Sutton 1975
Reprint of 1857 edition.
The
Battlefields of England
Burne, AH Methuen & Co Limited 1950 & reprinted in 1973
A modern account of the battles.
Lost
Battlefields of Britain
Hackett, Martin
Sutton Publishing 2005
Discovering
Battlefields of England
Kinross, John Aylesbury 1979
Brief accounts of the battles with notes on the appearance of the battlefields
today. Includes 11 of the Wars of the Roses battles.
Walking and Exploring
the Battlefields of Britain
Kinross, John 1988
Accounts of the battles including 12 from the Wars of the Roses, from
St Albans to Stoke.
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
Smurthwaite, David 1984
Brief description of each battle with maps for the major battles.
British
Battlefields of the South
Warner, Philip 1972
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, Mortimers Cross, Barnet,
Tewkesbury, Bosworth and Stoke.
Fields
of Fame in England and Scotland
Wetherell, JE 1923
Includes 1st & 2nd Battles of Northampton,
Wakefield Green, Towton, Barnet, Tewkesbury and Bosworth.
The
Medieval Soldier: Men Who Fought the Wars of the Roses
Boardman, Andrew
A Sutton Publishing 1998
The
Medieval Archer
Bradbury, Jim 1985
A definitive study of the archer and his weapons from the Battle of
Hastings to the Wars of the Roses.
The
Routledge Companion to Medieval Warfare
Bradbury, Jim Routledge 2004
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.
War
in the Middle Ages
Contamine, Philippe (translated by Michael Jones) - Basil Blackwell 1984
First comprehensive study of all aspects of medieval warfare in Europe
from the 5th to the 15th century.
The Wars of the
Roses: The Soldiers Experience
Goodman, Anthony
Tempus 2006
Armies and Warfare
during the Wars of the Roses
Sadler, John
Douglas HMA 2002
Arms and Armour
of the Medieval Knight
Edge, David & Paddock, John Miles - 1988
Large illustrated survey of the evolution of weapons and body armour
from the 11th to 16th century.
Knights at Tournament
Gravett, Christopher - Osprey 1988
Well-illustrated survey of jousts and tournaments from the 12th
to the 16th century.
War
and Chivalry: Warfare and Aristocratic Culture in England, France and
Burgundy at the End of the Middle Ages
Vale, Malcolm 1981
Covers the literature of honour and virtue, the orders of chivalry
and the techniques of war.
Reference
Whos
Who of the Wars of the Roses
Buckley, JA
Penhellick Publications 2002
Concise biographies
of the major participants in the Wars of the Roses, written by a member
of the Richard III Society.
Military
Campaigns of the Wars of the Roses
Haig, Philip A Bramley Books 1997
An excellent reference book with concise descriptions and analysis
of all of the battles of the Wars of the Roses.
Who
was Who in the Wars of the Roses
Pogmore, Pauline Harrison Rosabella Press (the publishing group of the
Yorkshire Branch of the Richard III Society) 2005
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.
Medieval Warfare
in Manuscripts
Porter, Pamela - British Library Publication 2000
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.
The Ordnance Survey
Complete Guide to the Battlefields of Britain
Smurthwaite, David - Exeter 1984
Brief description of each battle with maps for the major battles. Review
in The Ricardian December 1985.
Encyclopaedia
of the Wars of the Roses
Wagner, John
A ABC CLO 2001