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A01=Christopher Knusel
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Author_Anthea Boylston
Author_Christopher Knusel
Author_Veronica Fiorato
battle of towton
battlefield archaeology
british battles
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war of the roses
Product details
- ISBN 9781842172896
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 12 Dec 2007
- Publisher: Oxbow Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Battle of Towton in North Yorkshire, fought during the Wars of the Roses, was reputedly the bloodiest battle ever seen on English soil. In 1996 a mass grave of soldiers was discovered there by chance. This was the catalyst for a multi-disciplinary research project, still unique in Britain ten years after the initial discovery, which included a study of the skeletal remains, the battlefield landscape, the historical evidence and contemporary arms and armour. The discoveries were dramatic and moving; the individuals had clearly suffered traumatic deaths and subsequent research highlighted the often multiple wounds each individual had received before and, in some cases, after they had died. As well as the exciting forensic work the project also revealed much about medieval weaponry and fighting.
Blood Red Roses contains all the information about this fascinating discovery, as well as discussing its wider historical, heritage and archaeological implications. The second edition features new chapters by a re-enactor and a history teacher, which apply the research from the initial study to produce a veritable 'living history'.
edited by Veronica Fiorato, Anthea Boylston and Christopher Knusel, with a foreword by Robert Hardy
