{"id":4838,"date":"2018-08-28T10:37:27","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T10:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/?p=4838"},"modified":"2018-08-28T10:37:27","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T10:37:27","slug":"carpenter-on-edward-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/carpenter-on-edward-iv\/","title":{"rendered":"Carpenter on Edward IV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Historiography: Professor Carpenter on Edward IV<\/h2>\n

Views about the Wars of the Roses<\/a>, its personalities, causes and the impact that they have had, have changed greatly over the years. It is important for students to be aware of the different views. They have developed as a result of research and changing views of the nature of the conflict. Professor Christine Carpenter of the University of Cambridge is one of the leading experts on the wars of the roses. Below is a section of her 1997 book that deals with the kingship of Edward IV<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edward did not lose his throne in 1470\u201371 because he had misgoverned in his first period as king. Inheriting an extremely difficult situation, he had dealt with it with remarkable aplomb, especially for one so young and inexperienced. He had coped expertly with both Lancastrian resistance and the foreign interference which exploited this and secured the northern border. Good management had made his finances perfectly adequate for his needs and the resistance to his rather high-handed use of taxation had only become a serious matter towards the end of the decade because of the participation of other much more dangerous forces. Far from throwing away all the confiscated lands at his disposal on his accession, he had used them astutely to build up a Yorkist nobility, while wisely realising that he had to turn the whole nobility into his men and needed therefore to forgive and restore some of his former enemies or their heirs. The defection of pardoned Lancastrians was simply the price that had to be paid for the only possible policy, as long as there was a rival for them to defect to. Neither Warwick nor the Woodvilles had been allowed to dominate him, and his closest associates in governance had increasingly become his new nobles, Hastings above all. Given the circumstances, he had done well with the problem of restoring order, but that was something that could only be properly tackled once he was in a more secure position with regard to the nobility. There had been the odd error and misjudgement, such as failing to kill Henry VI as soon as he had him in his custody and perhaps being a little casual about the extent of rebellion in 1469 and 1470, but surprisingly few considering his age and lack of experience.<\/p>\n

Christine Carpenter The Wars of the Roses<\/em> 1997 p180-181<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Links<\/h4>\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

Battles in the Wars of the Roses<\/h4>\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

Documents, Maps and Evidence<\/h4>\n

The Rous Rolls<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Paston Letters<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Edward IV Roll<\/a><\/p>\n

People and periods<\/h4>\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><\/p>\n

Misconceptions about the Wars of the Roses<\/a><\/p>\n

Schoolshistory<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0teaching resources for Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level history<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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