The Battle of Tewkesbury: the Final Yorkist Victory (Skirmish Magazine, 2006)
"The Wars of the Roses" (1455 through 1487) is the name given to a series of civil wars fought in medieval England between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The name is derived from the cockades (or "roses") worn by the two sides, the red rose for the Lancastrians and the white rose for the Yorkists. One of the important battles that took place during this war was waged at Tewkesbury in 1471 and it resulted in the death and or capture of a number of major players in the conflict and an important victory for the House of York. This account of the battle was written by Amanda Ward who gives a concise narrative as to how the events played out and how that town today marks the event by hosting one of the larger historical re-enactments in Britain.
| Prelude to Jena (Skirmish Magazine, 2006)
In the fall of 1806, Napoleon took to the field against the Kingdom of Prussia, a saber-rattling Queen, and a pride of generals still clinging to the former glories of Frederick the Great. In less than two weeks of campaigning the French were masters of Prussia and all of eastern Germany lay open to them. History recalls the Jena campaign as one of the most decisive of Napoleon's triumphs, yet few recall the weeks leading up to the battle and this is precisely what Andrew Bamford lays out for you so clearly in this article from "Skirmish Magazine".
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