History City - The Wars of the Roses

In this episode, we look at how Yorkshire – and in particular the City of York – became a crucial player in what the Victorians called The Wars of the Roses (thank you Walter Scott).

We chart events from the field of the bloodiest battle fought on English soil (possibly),through the musical chairs/game of thrones of the 1470s to the city’s popular nobleman and king who ended up under a car park.

Thanks to our guests, Dr Eliza Hartrich, lecturer in Late Medieval History at the University of York and James Wright of The Yorkshire Museum.