Hello and welcome to this new series on the Historic Royal Palaces podcast.

I'm Charles Farris and I'm a curator and historian at the Tower of London.

In this new series we'll be exploring the conflict that's known as the Wars of the Roses,

a time of bloody battles, heroes

and villains alike, and legendary acts of vengeance and betrayal, that have inspired centuries

of writers.

Unpicking any history is no easy task, and that is certainly true with the Wars of the Roses.

So in this new series we're going to lay out the facts

and interrogate the key characters and major events of this time. Our aim is to better

understand the stormy and often polarised narratives around the Wars of the Roses. We're going

to question the context behind why the Crown was able to be served multiple times,

how women wielded power at a time when men fought on the battlefield, and ultimately we want to examine

how a new dynasty was able to rise from the ashes of such violence and turmoil.

Joining us for this five-part series is an amazing line-up of expert historians who are intimately connected with the sources.

This history is woven into the very stones of the Tower of London.

And as you may know, I'm a medievalist myself, so I can't wait to explore this history with you.

Join me as we step into the world of the Wars of the Roses.

Please be aware that these episodes contain discussions of themes which listeners may find distressing or triggering,

including violence, prejudice and mental health.

Hello listeners and welcome to this final episode in this series.

Thank you so much for sticking with us all the way through in our journey into the Wars of the Roses.

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