The Wars of the Roses: Origins

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 7 May 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The Wars of the Roses is a complex and fascinating period of English history that dominates the second half of the 15th century and leads to the rise of the Tudor dynasty. It’s often characterised as a dynastic struggle between Lancaster and York, but it was much more than that.

In this first part of three special episodes, Matt Lewis details the origins of the conflict and how it erupted into open war. Episodes 2 and 3 will explore the events of the conflict, but this is a chance to get to grips with how, and why, it all began.

The Senior Producer on this episode was Elena Guthrie. The Producer was Rob Weinberg. It was edited and sound designed by Annie Coloe.

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0:50.0	Welcome to this special episode of Gone Medieval.
0:53.0	I'm Matt Lewis.
0:54.0	Over the next few weeks, we're going to be taking a deep dive into my favourite period,
0:59.0	the Wars of the Roses.
1:01.0	I should warn you, when I told that brilliant senior producer Elena that I could do a quick explanation of the conflict,
1:07.0	I lied.
1:08.0	Sorry Elena, and thank you for indulging me in this.
1:11.0	And I owe Annie and Adon who have had to edit all of this a huge apology for going on for so long,
1:17.0	as well as a big thank you for all their fantastic work.
1:20.0	The Wars of the Roses is a complex period that is open to differing interpretations.
1:25.0	This then is my version.
1:28.0	In this first episode, we'll take a look at the origins of the Wars of the Roses in some depth.
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