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Thomas Penn interview about his Medieval warfare history book “The Brothers York”
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Thomas Penn is a medieval historian and the editorial director of Penguin UK. He wrote a very well-regarded biography of Henry VII and has written medieval history for years. He recently published a book on the York brothers of the House of York. We spoke about the Wars of the Roses, English warfare at the time, and the research into this fascinating story.
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0:39 – Thomas talks about how he ended up writing on the Wars of the Roses. He then discusses the background of the Wars of the Roses.
4:16 – Thomas talks about how the 13th century Black Death contributed to the wars that followed.
6:59 – Thomas talks about how the mercantile classes contributed to the English wars.
8:56 – Thomas talks about the bankers financing the wars were paid out.
11:58 – Thomas talks about taxation and the conquering of lands in the wars.
15:45 – Thomas talks about the levels of violence in the Wars of the Roses. He also discusses the high levels of litigation.
19:48 – Thomas talks about about foreigners being part of the wars and litigation in this period.
23:02 – Thomas talks about how the wars were fought over three decades including the major battles.
29:13 – Thomas talks about the type of fighting that happened in this period.
32:48 – Thomas talks about the make-up of the English forces.
34:38 – Thomas talks about the use of the longbow at this period.
36:19 – Thomas talks about how armies were raised.
39:00 – Thomas talks about the three York brothers who are the main focus of the book.
42:28 – Thomas talks about the documentary evidence he used.
44:50 – Thomas talks about being able to see a genealogical parchment roll.
48:21 – Thomas talks about the Italian financiers in the story.
49:46 – Thomas talks about Richard III.
54:01 – Thomas talks about the emotions and humanity in the letters of a knight John Paston.
Links of interest
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Brothers-York/Thomas-Penn/9781451694178
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