All the flowers shall bow: Wars of the Roses
Chris Given-Wilson, 22 January 2026
In April 1486, eight months after Richard III’s death at the Battle of Bosworth, the ‘Lancastrian’ Henry VII set out with all the usual pomp and pageantry on a progress through his new kingdom. Before visiting York, Richard’s northern stronghold, Henry sent instructions ahead telling the citizens how he was to be received. At Micklegate Bar, through which he would...
