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History's Greatest Battles: The Wars of the Roses
Emily Briffett and historian and author Lauren Johnson explore the most momentous clashes of the Wars of the Roses, the 15th-century struggle for the English throne that ushered in the Tudor dynasty
- Emily Briffett
Published: April 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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History’s Greatest Battles returns with a new run, focusing on that blood-soaked 15th-century struggle for the English throne: the Wars of the Roses.
In the company of historian Lauren Johnson, Emily Briffett revisits five of the most gripping clashes of this dynastic showdown. Along the way, they spotlight the decisive moments and power players who flipped fate on its head, and explore what these brutal encounters reveal about power, propaganda and survival in late medieval England. How might history have twisted differently if a single charge, arrow or act of treachery had gone another way?
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Dr Lauren Johnson and Emily Briffett explore the clash that ignited the Wars of the Roses: the First Battle of St Albans
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Dr Lauren Johnson and Emily Briffett travel to 1461 and the frost and fury of the battle of Towton
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Dr Lauren Johnson and Emily Briffett travel delve into the fog of war of the battle of Barnet
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Dr Lauren Johnson and Emily Briffett consider the blood and brutality of the battle of Tewkesbury, where the Lancastrian cause was broken
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Dr Lauren Johnson and Emily Briffett round off our series on the Wars of the Roses with Bosworth, the battle that ushered in the Tudor dynasty
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Authors
Emily BriffettSenior content producer (podcasts)
Emily Briffett is senior content producer (podcasts) at HistoryExtra
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