An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

12 Days: The Battle of Wakefield and Emperor Karl I

December 30, 2021

Description

Tom dissects the Battle of Wakefield and the subsequent fall of Richard, Duke of York, while Dominic talks us through the last ‘great’ Habsburg emperor, Karl I of Austria. *The Rest Is History...
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Books Referenced

Holinshed's Chronicles

Author: Raphael Holinshed

Context:

Referenced in discussion about the origin of the 'roses' imagery in the Wars of the Roses. Tom asks 'Is that Holland's Head?' (likely a transcription error for Holinshed) when discussing whether Shakespeare created the idea of the roses or if it came from chroniclers.

Warwick the Kingmaker (Ladybird Book)

Author: Ladybird Books

Context:

Dominic mentions that Warwick the Kingmaker was the 'subject of a Ladybird book' and says 'I loved that book' and 'That to me was the acme of the Ladybird books. Because it was just pure, nothing but fighting.'