Turncoats: When commanders swap sides
In the first of three articles about celebrated military figures who changed allegiances, Nigel Jones looks at shifting loyalties in English civil conflicts.
Wars of the Roses
MHM 145 Letters – March
Your thoughts on issues raised by the magazine.
Tewkesbury Battlefield Society
On Saturday 4 May 1471 the ‘Wars of the Roses’ came to a head at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. The Yorkist army commanded by Edward IV and his brother, the future Richard III, chased down and defeated the Lancastrian army of Queen…
New trail marking the Battle of Bosworth field to be launched next year
It was one of the most significant battles in English history. Now a new trail will reveal the ‘lost’ stories of the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. The trail will be launched in Leicestershire in spring next year. A crowdfunding…
In View
MHM’s round-up of the latest military history titles.
Equestrian armour at the Wallace Collection
This magnificent equestrian armour from the 16th century is unique in that it has survived completely preserved to this day. The armour was acquired by the Wallace Collection in 1867 from the collection of the French sculptor Count Émilien de…
Armour of the English Knight, 1450-1500
The English armourers of the 15th century were great craftsmen, artists, and innovators. That is the essential conclusion of Tobias Capwell’s monumental study of the armour of the English knight in this period. It was once assumed that the domestic…
Bosworth Medieval Festival to return in August following two-year absence
The event, which attracts thousands of visitors, re-enactors, and traders, was cancelled in the last two years because of the pandemic.
Green fingers and golden finds: how lockdown gardening led to a host of new discoveries
Between March and June of last year, many of us found ourselves spending a lot more time at home – and, if you are lucky enough to have outdoor space, in the garden. The British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme has since announced a flurry of archaeological discoveries made by members of the public digging at home, some of which were described in their latest annual report. Current Archaeology's Carly Hilts explores some of the highlights.
Richard III: monster and a tyrant?
A character-analysis of the vilified King Richard III.
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.
Clash of armour: the art of English warfare in the late 15th century
In this first part of a special feature on the dynastic struggle between the rival houses of Lancaster and York, Neil Faulkner presents a study of the strategy and tactics of the time.
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.