David Santiuste is a historian specializing in late medieval Britain, with a keen interest in Anglo-Scottish relations, pilgrimage, and the Wars of the Roses. His research illuminates pivotal aspects of life and politics during this era. His work offers profound insights into the historical forces that shaped medieval Britain. Santiuste focuses on detailed analysis of events and their societal impact.
This compelling study of Edward I and his Scottish wars gives insight into the careers of Edward's rivals, including Robert the Bruce and William Wallace with incisive discussions of important battles and sieges, including the Battle of Falkirk.
Indisputably the most effective general of the Wars of the Roses, Edward IV died in his bed, undefeated in battle. Yet Edward has not achieved the martial reputation of other warrior kings such as Henry V - perhaps because he fought battles against his own people in a civil war. It has also been suggested that he lacked the personal discipline expected of a truly great commander. But, as David Santiuste shows in this perceptive and highly readable new study, Edward was a formidable military leader whose strengths and subtlety have not been fully recognized. This reassessment of Edward's military role, and of the Wars of the Roses in which he played such a vital part, gives a fascinating insight into Edward the man as well as the politics and fighting. Based on contemporary sources and the latest scholarly research, Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses brings to life an extraordinary period of English history.