This topic is an activity guide of AQA HistoryUnit 2B: ‘The Wars of the Roses 1450-1499: The War of the Barons 1459-61’. However, it can be used for any exam board running the Wars of the Roses module.
It is an A* grade response to the task set in schools- 'Why did Edmund, 4th Lord Grey of Ruthin change sides at the Battle of Northampton (1460) from Lancaster to York?'
This topic is a classic case study of politics, motivations and consequences during the Wars of the Roses, which is why it is usually set as a homework task.
The issues discussed are:
1. Who was Lord Grey and what is his family background? Nobles had marriage alliances for a reason.
2. What was and why did the Battle of Northampton take place? Who was fighting?
3. Why did he ‘change sides’ from Lancaster to York mid battle? This was not a unique occurrence during civil war, and civil war was commonplace historically, so we need to look at his personal motives as much as background on the period itself.
4. What were the effects of him doing this in the short term and for this module, even this Unit?
This guide is FIFTEEN pages long and fully annotated/referenced, with 'check yourself' questions at the end to aid understanding.
It is an A* grade response to the task set in schools- 'Why did Edmund, 4th Lord Grey of Ruthin change sides at the Battle of Northampton (1460) from Lancaster to York?'
This topic is a classic case study of politics, motivations and consequences during the Wars of the Roses, which is why it is usually set as a homework task.
The issues discussed are:
1. Who was Lord Grey and what is his family background? Nobles had marriage alliances for a reason.
2. What was and why did the Battle of Northampton take place? Who was fighting?
3. Why did he ‘change sides’ from Lancaster to York mid battle? This was not a unique occurrence during civil war, and civil war was commonplace historically, so we need to look at his personal motives as much as background on the period itself.
4. What were the effects of him doing this in the short term and for this module, even this Unit?
This guide is FIFTEEN pages long and fully annotated/referenced, with 'check yourself' questions at the end to aid understanding.
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