War and Roses: Battles and Warfare in England's War of the Roses, 1461-1471
Many of the campaigns and major battles which comprise the rich history of the War of the Roses were short in length, lastin…
Battle of Winchelsea 1350: The Great Anglo-Spanish Naval Battle of the Hundred Years’ Wars
On August 29th of 1350, the Battle of Winchelsea, known also as the Battle of Les Espagnols Sur Mer , was fought off the sou…
The Northumberland Rebellions of 1405-1408 and the Battle of Bramham Moor 1408
Henry Percy (b.1341-1408), the Earl of Northumberland did not remain quiet for long following the Battle of Shrewsbury and t…
Battle of Lewes 1264 and the Rebellion of Baron Simon de Montfort
On this day in 1264, the Simon de Montfort the Earl of Leicester (b.1208-1265) won a stunning victory over the royal armies …
Book Review: A Short History of the Wars of the Roses by David Grummit
A Short History of the Wars of the Roses. By David Grummit. London: I.B. Tauris, 2013. Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by…
Sir Hotspur's Uprising: The Battle of Shrewsbury, July 21, 1403
See the Battle between House Percy and Clan Douglas during the Anglo-Scots border conflict: Otterburn to Homildon Hill 1388-…
