In 1381, fourteen-year-old King Richard II was faced with a popular uprising
against excessive taxation and government meddling in the labour market.
Mediaeval History
Perkin Warbeck
With the Lambert Simnel affair not yet forgotten, another boy claims to be the rightful King of England.
Mediaeval History
The Princes in the Tower
Sir Thomas More gives his explanation for the mysterious
disappearance of King Richard III’s nephews.
fromHolinshed’s Chronicles1577
Character and Conduct
A Stout Answer
A few weeks after a large French raiding party had been driven away from
the Isle of Wight, another flotilla arrived from across the Channel demanding money with menaces.
fromHolinshed’s Chronicles1577
William Shakespeare
‘This England’
John of Gaunt watches in despair as his country is milked for its wealth and shared out among the king’s favourites.
byWilliam Shakespeare1564-1616
Mediaeval History
The Wars of the Roses
A struggle between rival Royal Houses begins in 1455, after questions are raised about King Henry VI’s capacity to rule.