| Blood Red Roses: The Archaeology of a Mass Grave from the Battle of Towton AD 1461, Second Edition Contributor(s): Fiorato, Veronica (Author), Boylston, Anthea (Author), Knusel, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 1842172891 ISBN-13: 9781842172896 Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2007 Annotation: This volume describes the excavation and post-excavation analysis of 37 combatants killed at the Battle of Towton in ad 1461. Almost all of them had suffered major head injuries that were analyzed with modern forensic techniques. The second edition is designed to make this volume available to a new generation of researchers. An additional chapter has been added which is aimed at medieval re-enactors and history teachers, among others. Additional color illustrations have also been added which show the full horror of the injuries sustained by these unfortunate victims of the battle. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 942.04 |
| LCCN: 2008273327 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" (2.45 lbs) 294 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Battle of Towton in North Yorkshire, fought during the Wars of the Roses, was reputedly the bloodiest battle ever seen on English soil. In 1996 a mass grave of soldiers was discovered there by chance. This was the catalyst for a multidisciplinary research project, still unique in Britain ten years after the initial discovery, which included a study of the skeletal remains, the battlefield landscape, the historical evidence and contemporary arms and armur. The discoveries were dramatic and moving; the individuals had clearly suffered traumatic deaths and subsequent research highlighted the often multiple wounds each individual had received before and, in some cases, after they had died. As well as the exciting forensic work the project also revealed much about medieval weaponry and fighting. Blood Red Roses contains all the information about this fascinating discovery, as well as discussing its wider historical, heritage and archaeological implications. The second edition features new chapters by a re-enactor and a history teacher, which apply the research from the initial study to produce a veritable 'living history'. |