Below is a list of Primary and Secondary source material on the Wars of the Roses<\/a> that is available in digital format. They include contemporary accounts, letters and government records. Near contemporary accounts are also included, often written at the behest of a victor in a phase of the wars, or in chronicles. Secondary sources include some that are written during the Tudor era, based on recollections. Historiography from more modern historians will be added to the site at a later stage.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Froissart’s Chronicles<\/a> cover to Hundred Years War up to the demise of Richard II. Useful reference material when studying the long term causes of the Wars of the Roses.<\/p>\n An English Chronicle<\/a>. A Yorkist account of the period up to the Victory at Towton.<\/p>\n Hicks on the causes of the Wars (From a Review by Professor J Watts)<\/a><\/p>\n The Croyland Chronicles<\/a> – sometimes spelt Crowland. This Chronicle was written at Crowland Abbey in the east of England. It’s continuations cover much of the medieval era. This link is to the section relating specifically to the Wars of the Roses.<\/p>\n Letters and Correspondence of the 15th Century<\/a><\/p>\n Chronicles of the White Rose of Yorkshire<\/a><\/p>\n Stansfield on the South West in the Wars of the Roses<\/a><\/p>\n Escalating tension 1453-62<\/a>. Croyland Chronicle: Selected segment.<\/p>\n The Coventry Muster of 1455<\/a>. Memorandum to the people of Coventry for a muster. This is immediately before the First Battle of St. Albans.<\/p>\n Richard, Duke of York versus the Court Party<\/a>. Croyland Chronicle: Selected segment.<\/p>\n The death of Richard, 3rd Duke of York<\/a>. Croyland Chronicle: Selected segment.<\/p>\n Support for Edward, Earl of March 1460\/61<\/a>. Croyland Chronicle: Selected segment.<\/p>\n Queen Margaret’s advance on London 1460\/61<\/a>. Croyland Chronicle: Selected segment.<\/p>\n The Arrival of Edward IV<\/a><\/p>\n Levying of Customs Duty<\/a> by Edward IV, June 1461. Close Rolls.<\/p>\n Repair by and lease of a tower to Richard Kelsale in Southampton, 1481<\/a>. Kelsale was attained in 1484 for his role in the uprisings in the south against Richard III.<\/p>\n List of essays and chronicles<\/a> – the Richard III Society provide a good bibliography of essays and chronicles on the period.<\/p>\n The History of King Richard the Third.<\/a> Thomas More. More’s history of Richard III was one of the dominant texts on the period for quite some time. Based on accounts he heard and read it doesn’t always stand up to scrutiny, though it helped to shape opinions about the period for centuries.<\/p>\n Edward Hall: The union of the noble and illustrious families of Lancaster and York<\/a> – Hall’s account of the Wars of the Roses came some time after the end of the conflict.<\/p>\n On the ruin of Britain<\/a>, Gildas<\/p>\n Richard, Duke of Gloucester’s request of the City of York. 10th June 1483.<\/a><\/p>\n To what extent did Richard III’s reputation differ in the North from that elsewhere?<\/a><\/p>\n Jane Austen<\/a> poems about the Wars of the Roses. Purely for interest, Austen wrote these as a teenager.<\/p>\n The Ballad of Bosworth Field<\/a> – famous ballad, hosted on the Richard III Society website.<\/p>\n The Last of the Barons<\/a><\/p>\n Review: Writing by women in the later middle ages<\/a><\/p>\n Original letters illustrative of English History<\/a><\/p>\n The Paston Letters<\/a> – The Paston family rose through the ranks following the Black Death to become important landowners by the end of the Medieval era. Their correspondence has survived and provides a wonderful insight into many aspects of life. In relation to the Wars of the Roses, the letters are of value when looking at the local issues in East Anglia and the way in which the wars were used by nobles to try and make gains of land and power. In particular, at Caister Castle.<\/p>\n The Book of Margery Kemp<\/a> – written in East Anglia this is a quite radical book. Margery Kemp is representative of the new type of woman emerging in medieval towns, she is a guild member and though devotional at times, is putting forward ideas that for the time were quite radical. Notes in the surviving copies suggest links with Mount Grace in Yorkshire as well as East Anglia. The Book presents us with a picture of the way in which towns had developed by the reign of Henry VI.<\/p>\n Edward IV Calendar of Close Rolls<\/a>.\u00a0 British History Online provides a translation of the original Close Rolls from the reign of Edward IV.<\/p>\n Audio Book – Margaret of Anjou<\/a>. 19th Century history recorded as a CD. Now in the Public Domain.<\/p>\n English Queenship 1445-1503<\/a>, Joanna L Chamberlayne. Master Dissertation. (pdf file)<\/p>\n Margaret of Anjou’s role in the Wars of the Roses<\/a>. Dissertation. (pdf file)<\/p>\n Northumbria<\/a> in the Wars of the Roses. Masters Dissertation. (pdf file)<\/p>\n Do you want to find other Primary Sources for use in your lessons, or for research purposes?<\/strong> Visit our Primary Sources<\/a> page to see which areas we currently have a range of sources for.<\/p>\n Primary History<\/a><\/p>\n Knowledge Rich History Resources<\/a><\/p>\n The Wars of the Roses\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Causes of the Wars of the Roses<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Course of the War of the Roses<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Events of the War of the Roses<\/a><\/p>\n First Battle of St. Albans\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Blore Heath<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Ludford Bridge<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Northampton<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Wakefield<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Mortimer\u2019s Cross<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Second Battle of St. Albans<\/a>\u00a0Battle of Ferrybridge<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Towton<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Hedgeley Moor<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Hexham<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Edgecote Moor<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Losecote Field<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Barnet<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Tewkesbury<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Bosworth<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Battle of Stoke Field<\/a><\/p>\n Primary and Secondary Sources<\/a> –\u00a0The Rous Rolls<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Paston Letters<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Edward IV Roll<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Richard III\u2019s letter to the people of York, 1483<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Historiography, Professor Carpenter on Edward IV<\/a> – Escalating tension 1453-62<\/a> –\u00a0Richard, Duke of York versus the Court Party<\/a> –\u00a0The death of Richard, 3rd Duke of York<\/a> –\u00a0Support for Edward, Earl of March 1460\/61<\/a> –\u00a0Queen Margaret’s advance on London 1460\/61<\/a> –\u00a0 The Coventry Muster of 1455<\/a> –\u00a0Repair by and lease of a tower to Richard Kelsale in Southampton, 1481<\/a>.<\/p>\n British History<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Wars of the Roses<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Plantagenets<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Tudors<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0King Henry IV<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0King Henry V<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0King Henry VI<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0King Edward IV<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0King Edward V<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0King Richard III<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0King Henry VII<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Margaret of Anjou<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Richard, Duke of York<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Richard Neville, Warwick the Kingmaker<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Jack Cade<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester<\/a> – Robert Bolling<\/a><\/p>\n Battle in a Blizzard<\/a> – The problem with Henry VI’s Catatonia: who should rule?<\/a> – Author interview with Alex Marchant<\/a><\/p>\n Schoolshistory<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0teaching resources for Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level history<\/a><\/p>\nWars of the Roses Section<\/h3>\n
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