Towton 1461: The Anatomy of a Battle
The classic 1994 account of Britain's bloodiest battle - new and fully updated
‘Towton, the bloodbath that changed the course of our history…an invaluable book’
A.A. Gill - The Sunday Times Magazine
‘Boardman has an unrivalled knowledge of the ground and the record, such as it is, of the battle fought there’
Times Higher Education Supplement
‘an admirably comprehensive account’
Yorkshire Post
‘a marvel of evocation’
Robert Hardy - actor and medievalist
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Palm Sunday 1461 was the date of a ruthless and bitterly contested battle fought by two massive medieval armies on an exposed Yorkshire plateau for the prize of the crown of England. This singular engagement of the Wars of the Roses has acquired the auspicious title of the longest, biggest and bloodiest battle ever fought on British soil.
The slaughter at Towton left an indelible mark on the population that has been largely forgotten until recent times. Shakespeare likened the struggle to the wind and tide of a mighty sea that set father against son and son against father. But what drove the contending armies of York and Lancaster to fight at Towton, and what is the truth behind the legends about this terrible battle where contemporaries record rivers ran red with blood?
Andrew Boardman answers these questions and many more in this updated fourth edition of his classic account of Towton. Illustrated throughout with contemporary artwork, modern photographs and specially drawn maps, Towton 1461: The Anatomy of a Battle is a fascinating insight into the reality of the battlefield and the men who fought there in a blinding snowstorm over half a millennium ago.
About the Author
Andrew Boardman has written extensively on British military history. In 1992, he formed the Towton Battlefield Society and wrote the first major work about the battle two years later. His special interest is the medieval period, and when a mass grave was unearthed in Towton village in 1996, Andrew was consulted and formed part of the team from Bradford University that investigated it. He has been a consultant on many TV documentary series for the BBC, Channel 4, Sky One and Yesterday Channel, and lectures on the battles of the Wars of the Roses and related subjects.
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To date, Andrew’s other non-fiction work includes The Medieval Soldier in the Wars of the Roses, Hotspur: Henry Percy Medieval Rebel, Blood Red Roses and The First Battle of St Albans 1455. He lives in Yorkshire and has recently published two historical novels with military themes.