David Grummitt

Cousins’ War … really?

Look what arrived today. Really pleased to see it in print (always a long road with academic presses) but Oxford University Press have done a fine job.

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Exploring the Myths of the Wars of the Roses Battlefields Discover the myths and realities of England's historic battlefields in the Wars of the Roses as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of their register.

Just written this blog piece for Historic England to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Battlefield Register. heritagecalling.com/2025/06/12/h...

Philippa Langley on finding the Princes in the Tower, and Bosworth with David Grummitt The Ricardian Podcast · Episode

To mark the upcoming issue of the Ricardian Bulletin, Alec Marsh, Philippa Langley and I discuss new evidence from the Missing Princes Project and how things may have been different if Richard III had won the Battle of Bosworth …. open.spotify.com/episode/6049...

Sorry to hear this Dan, but thanks for posting this important reminder

One or two I hope!

I haven’t noticed any yet. There are usually lots in Whitstable

Finished the last chapter of my forthcoming book on the battles of the Wars of the Roses 1455-1461 ...

Very pleased to be involved in this with the Battlefields Trust. We are pleased to announce that the Wars of the Roses Memorial Database is now live at www.battlefieldstrust.com/wotrmemorial/ to coincide with the anniversary of the battle of Towton (1461).

How deeply depressing: another ‘popular’ book on the Wars of the Roses that merely repeats old myths and ignores any recent research on the subject. 1 star!

It’s probably because Amazon delivered it late or damaged. I’ve had that before!

Wow, who are those people!?!

The Mortimer’s Cross reference is on p. 99 of the Marx edition and p. 110 on the Davies edition. We don’t know who wrote the Annales but he seems to have been a Londoner.

Turned my attention to the Second Battle of St Albans, 17 February 1461. Colonel Alfred Burne’s ‘Inherent Military (Im)Probability’ at its very best (with a little bit of faux feminine wiles put in for good measure!)

Remember too Hall and Holinshed, writing 80 years and more after the battle, cannot be considered primary sources for the Wars of the Roses.

Pedro Camulio’s letter of 11 March (Calendar of State Papers, Milan); John Benet’s chronicle; An English Chronicle, ed Davies more recently Marx; Worcester Itineraries actually says the 3rd (he didn’t write the Annales which says the vigil of the Purification).

One of those days at the TNA where you don’t find much that rolls back the frontiers of historical knowledge … oh well, there are worse things to be doing!

Been writing about Mortimer’s Cross this week. We don’t know exactly where it was fought, but we can be pretty certain it was fought on 3 February and Edward saw the parhelion the day before at Hereford.

Great article Dan

Sharon, not for the Open University but their student association. I thought I’d missed something there!

Murdered and unmanly are the key words there to understand what may have happened at Wakefield.

Your research is meticulous Paul. It’s hugely significant for our understanding of this crucial period in the Wars.

Another novel interpretation of Towton!

100 per cent Paul. I gave a paper at Leeds this July saying exactly that. There is no contemporary evidence for the battle being fought in a snowstorm!

Quite a bit of improbability too!

Reading battle history of the Wars of the Roses is … interesting. There’s a lot of imagination presented as fact!

This looks err … interesting CHRISTMAS IN THE MIDDLE AGES: “FEAST OF THE ASSES,” ETC
Steinmetz, Andrew
Notes and queries, 1858-01, Vol.s2-V (105), p.3-4

Marvellous, thank you!

Yes please Andrew!