The author of this book is J. R. Lander; the book doesn’t cite where he was born or his time of birth. The book is vague on his background but states that he was a traveler and traveled to England to write this book. Most of the evidence that he uses to back up his writing is from biased opinions, wild rumor, meretricious propaganda, and the foulest of slander as well as historical truth. To him what people thought, their affections and their prejudices were often as important in history as truth itself. In this book Lander draws on contemporary sources to argue that the feud between the Yorks and the Lancasters was a fairly minor event to people at the time, overshadowed by local conflicts and the Black Death. The book is organized by beginning with backgrou

York’s own son Edward was only eighteen and already a great military leader. He defeated the Lancastrians at Mortimer’s Cross in 1461. He reached London before Margaret’s forces could get there and claimed throne as Edward IV in March of 1461. His armies pursued Margaret and eventually defeated her at Towton. Henry, Margaret, and their son Edward escaped to Scotland.

This book is very useful for the general reader; in fact that was the purpose for the book. Exact references are given for all extracts so they can be traced to the originals. Lander’s argument is very persuasive though his evidence is not quite convincing, he gives you a good understanding of the war and what took place. He also gives you references to look at original documents if you happen to question his evidence. The book is very well-written, though somewhat hard to understand, if brings out very good points and gives a great amount of detail.

Edward reigned peacefully until his death in 1483, his son Edward succeeded him as Edward V. Edward V’s uncle, Edward IV’s younger brother Richard, Duke of Gloucester, usurped the throne as Richard III. Even the Yorkists supporters were outraged at Richard’s bold move, especially as the boy King Edward and his younger brother Richard were imprisoned in the Tower and died mysteriously there.

The first battle of the Wars of the Roses was the Battle of Saint Alban’s 22 May 1455. This battle resulted in a decisive victory for the Duke of York. The Duke, instead of deposing Henry, apologized for having raised arms against his sovereign and presented a list of grievances. They then e

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