Helen Cox, Walk Wakefield 1460: A Visitor Guide to Battle-Related Sites, YPD Books, 2011, ISBN 978-0-9565768-1-1
We all know Helen Cox from her fascinating analysis of the Battle of Wakefield.
This new book will be essential reading if you plan to visit the site of this decisive battle in the Wars of the Roses, or are just interested in seeing the historical setting in today’s geography. Both are aspects which interest me, so Walk Wakefield 1460 has top place on my wish list.
This new book covers the campaign of the winter of 1460, from its opening skirmish at Worksop to the grisly aftermath in York, through sites connected with the battle. Each section of the concise illustrated guide features a brief history, directions to the sites (including maps), and up-to-date information on opening times and admission charges for visiting. The sites covered are:
Worksop Priory & Castle
Sandal Castle
Duke of York’s Monument
The Battlefield at Wakefield Green
St Mary’s Chantry Chapel
Pontefract Castle
Micklegate Bar & York City Walls
The book will be launched at Waterstones Booksellers, The Ridings Shopping Centre, Wakefield, on Saturday 19 March 2011, from 11h00 -13h00. What a pity, this is just before my trip to the UK to attend the Blood and Roses Weekend in Oxford. Should you be in the area though, I am sure Helen would be delighted to see you and sign a copy for you.
You can also get signed copies of both Helen’s books at the Friends of Sandal Castle Open Meeting at Sandal Castle Visitor Centre on Saturday, 26 March, when she will be speaking alongside popular author Keith Souter on ‘Sandal Castle in Fact and Fiction’.
And for all those who cannot be there, we can order this publication from YPD Books.
Watch this space for more news after the launch!
Tags: Battles, Books, House of York, Ricardian Authors, Wakefield, Wars of the Roses, Yorkists