Other reading material

These books are available to borrow from the library along with the books we have on our shop site which can be purchased if you would like a copy.

 
 

Battle of Tewkesbury 4th May 1471

This booklet is published to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Tewkesbury 4th May 1971 by the Tewkesbury Festival 1971 committee.

The Battle of Tewkesbury

On Saturday 4th May 1471 two armies met at Tewkesbury.

Who were they?

How did they get there?

Why were they fighting?

Which side won?

The History of Tewkesbury

The contents describe the growth of the town from earliest times and the endowment & eventually suppression of the Benedictine monastery.

Tewkesbury 1471

Tewkesbury led to the execution of many of the key Lancastrian leaders, the capture of Queen Margaret and the death of Henry VI in the Tower of London. This title examines how, after Tewkesbury, the Lancastrian cause had been virutally wiped out.

the battles of Barnett and tewkesbury

A portrayal of the difficult summer of 1469, an England torn by political strife and the twin burdens of an unpopular king. Edward IV, and the ambitions of Richard, Earl of Warwick.