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Blood Red Roses: The Archaeology of a Mass Grave from the Battle of Towton AD 1461 by Christopher Knusel, Veronica Fiorato, Anthea Boylston (Paperback, 2007)

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'.

Place of Publication
Oxford
Spine
24mm
Content Note
Plus 10P of Colour Plates
Author Biography
Edited by Veronica Fiorato, Anthea Boylston and Christopher Knusel, with a Foreword by Robert Hardy
Foreword by
Robert Hardy
Date of Publication
12/12/2007
Edition Statement
2nd Revised Edition
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Genre
Archaeology

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