A.W.Boardman
@wotroses
Historian and Author of #Towton1461 Britain’s bloodiest battle. Writing about the Wars of the Roses and #medieval #military #history at the @TheHistoryPress.
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The little known Siege of London in 1471 was a turning point in the WOTR’s. The city was attacked for two days by rebel forces led by the Bastard of Fauconberg while Henry VI’s fate hung in the balance.
My new book from The History Press tells the intriguing story this autumn!
So excited The History Press have kindly agreed to publish my brand new #medieval #history book set in the #WarsoftheRoses .
The hardback edition will be available in autumn, but in the meantime you can follow me here and at historymondays.substack.com for more updates very soon.
Love this image of old London Bridge ‘falling down’. Historically speaking the bridge was in a state of falling and rebuilding most of its life, and it features strongly in my new #WarsoftheRoses book published this autumn by the The History Press
In the long, hot summer of 1381, the Peasants' Revolt erupted in England. Join Matthew Lewis as he explores the real men and women behind this extraordinary medieval rebellion.
Part 1 of 3 out now on History Hit 💥
‘If you thrive well, bring them to Baynard's Castle;
Where you shall find me well accompanied
With reverend fathers and well-learned bishops’ ~ Richard III (Richard III, Act 3, Scene 5) #ShakespeareSunday Hollow Crown Fans Nutcracker
So excited The History Press have kindly agreed to publish my brand new #medieval #history book set in the #WarsoftheRoses .
The hardback edition will be available in autumn, but in the meantime you can follow me here and at historymondays.substack.com for more updates very soon.
Fascinating portrayals of the period…but didn’t the Normans use Gillette in those days? #historymaps
Get ready for my brand new #medieval #history book set in the murderous #WarsoftheRoses . I’m so excited The History Press have agreed to publish it in 2024!
Follow me here and visit my blog at: historymondays.substack.com for more exclusive content very soon.
#OTD 1460 Richard Anson, mayor and MP for Hull, was killed at the Battle of #Wakefield fighting for the Lancastrian King Henry VI. Here's the record of his election as MP ('burgess') 21 September previous in the Bench Book [C BRB/1]. KRIII Visitor Centre Hull Museums Hull Libraries