battle of barnet

BELOW The trained band marching in support of Edward VI on the way to the Battle of Barnet.

1471: the Battle of Barnet

What actually happened on a Wars of the Roses battlefield? What was it like to fight in the 15th century? MHM analyses one of the most decisive battles of the war, blow by blow.

The Wars of the Roses

Our special feature in this issue explores the art of war in late 15th-century England with an article on strategy and tactics, a blow-by-blow analysis of the Battle of Barnet (1471), and a short essay that sets the record straight on the much-maligned Richard III.