Walk Wakefield 1460
Book Review: Walk Wakefield 1460 – today
Helen Cox, Walk Wakefield 1460: A Visitor Guide to Battle-Related Sites. Herstory Writing & Interpretation/York Publishing Services, 2011. ISBN 978 0 9565768 1 1 (available from YPD Books)
I finally received my copy of Walk Wakefield 1460 by Helen Cox. The subtitle, ‘A Visitor Guide to Battle-Related Sites’, gives a clear indication as to the purpose of the book. If you have read Helen’s excellent The Battle of Wakefield Revisited and now want to explore where the action took place, this little book is a must.
Helen gives short overviews of the individual battles (Worksop and Wakefield), but the aim is to identify the sites that a visitor today can see. This is of particular interest for Sandal Castle and Pontefract Castle, where only ruins remain. She explains clearly which part of the castle the wall fragments come from and what the purpose of the various features was.
She also provides valuable information on opening hours as well as addresses for further information. Also included are directions on how to get to the places by car or foot. The book is well illustrated with pictures of the sites as well as maps showing them in today’s landscape (in the case of Wakefield this can be compared to a map showing the outlay in the 15th century).
If you are planning to visit Yorkshire, I can only recommend Walk Wakefield 1460. I can hardly wait to get a chance to visit the sites to which Helen takes us.
Tags: Books, Ricardian Authors, Wakefield, Wars of the Roses
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