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What me and Craig get up to on a weekend; No not that!
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alondria Jun 14 2008, 08:33 PM Post #1
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so, dan asked for a thread about the reenactment that craig and i take part in, i thought i'd start with the basic history behind it.

following text from www.warsoftheroses.com

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The Wars of the Roses were a series of civil wars fought in medieval England from 1455 to 1487 between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The name Wars of the Roses is based on the badges used by the two sides, the red rose for the Lancastrians and the white rose for the Yorkists. Major causes of the conflict include: 1) both houses were direct descendents of king Edward III; 2) the ruling Lancastrian king, Henry VI, surrounded himself with unpopular nobles; 3) the civil unrest of much of the population; 4) the availability of many powerful lords with their own private armies; and 5) the untimely episodes of mental illness by king Henry VI.



one of my favourite battles is blore heath, maybe because its the first one i went to. but its also the last of the season so theres a great atmosphere and a huge party. here is some history on the battle itself

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Overview
After four years of uneasy peace, the Wars of the Roses flared up again at the battle of Blore Heath. Over the past three years Margaret of Anjou maintained the pressure on ending Yorkist claims to the throne. Finally, Richard, duke of York decided it was time to act before his forces lost complete momentum. He decided to centralize his forces around Ludlow and then attack the Lancastrian forces. During the march to the concentration point, he was intercepted by the Lancastrians under Lord Audley who had been ordered by Margaret to attack the Yorkist army. The battle was joined and the Yorkist won a major victory. 
  
Key Points
Date of Battle: September 23, 1459
Victor: Yorkists
York Leadership: Richard Neville, earl of Salisbury 
Lancaster Leadership: Sir John, Lord Audley and John, Lord Dudley 
Size of forces: Yorks - 5,000
Lancasters - 10,000
Notable deaths Lord Audley




one of the most important parts to us at least is that we are from yorkshire and act as the yorkists. we are part of the conyers household, specifically lord john conyers, the following text is taken from our groups website

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"Who was Sir John Conyers"

Sir JOHN CONYERS was born in Hornby North Yorkshire England and Died 14 Mar 1488/89 Hornby North Yorkshire England his Father was Christopher Conyers an his Mother Ellen Rolleston. He Married Margaret Darcy before 20 Nov 1431 and had 6 Children  John Conyers (Sir Knight), Eleanor Conyers, Alice Conyers, Elizabeth Conyers, Richard Conyers of Horden, Anne Conyers.

The Lord  John Conyers was the sheriff of Yorkshire at the time of the war of the roses and was one of Warwick's Household Captains, he looked after Warwick's lands and interests in Yorkshire. Warwick was one of the most influential lords of the 15 century period and it is said that he could make or break a King at will, Warwick was knows as the King maker because of his influences. After the battle of Edgecote Warwick fled the country and Richard III was given his lands and households in Yorkshire for his own and so the Conyers became a part of the future King of England's Household

The story starts with Conyers the dragon slayer

Legend has it that the Conyers are descended from Sir John Conyers, who slew the Sockburn Wyorm, a dragon or flying serpent that devoured men, women and children in much of County Durham in 14th century. The Falchion with which he is supposed to have performed this act of valour is ceremonially presented to incoming Bishops of Durham as they cross the Tees. In reality their descent can be traced to Roger Conyers who came over with William the Conqueror as one of his lieutenants, and was given County Durham for his loyalty and his brave deeds. The later Lord Conyers was summoned in Parliament in 1509 from Hornby Castle in North Yorkshire, the family moving to Aston in the south of the county after marrying into the Darcy family, also of Norman descent. After several generations of involvement in the politics of England the 14th Baron Conyers died in 1948, since which time the title has remained in abeyance.

Sockburn Worm

In 1060, a serpent coiled itself around an individual named Osulf. In order to free himself of the creature he prayed for three days and nights in Durham Cathedral, whereupon the serpent apparently released its hold and vanished.

A more notable creature was the Sockburn Wyorm from the 14th century, which was a monstrous creature that killed many people who tried to slay it. The stench of its venom was enough to drive people away. However Sir John Conyers, apparently wearing a blade studded suit of armour, set out and slew the dragon with his falchion. The encounter is described in the Bowe's Manuscript in the British Library and the falchion (pictured on the left) is on public display in the treasury of Durham Cathedral (pictued on the right). The falchion is still used in the inauguration rites of each Bishop of Durham.



i found this on livinghistory.co.uk and thought it was interesting. for those who don't know 's' is shillings, 'd' is pence. until fairly recently britain used the monetary system of pounds, shilling and pence

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From the second surviving book of the household accounts of Sir John Howard, for the period
1480-91:
barrel of beer 1s8d
bottle of wine 4d
an eel 2d
a cod 8d
100eggs 6d
a sausage 1d
gallon of honey 1s4d
loaf of bread 1d

a bow 1s8d-3s4d
a dagger 2s
sheaf of arrows 5s-5s4d
a brigandine 12s6d
pair of black boots 1s4d
pair of men's shoes 6d
doublet of crimson satin, tailor made 5s
3shirts 6d
joined hose 3d
long cloak 1s4d
livery jacket 8d
armourer for dressing a sword 4d
friars for saying mass 1d
man and cart/day 8d
sowing man/day 3d
servant's wage with board and lodging/month 3s4d
same without board etc 19s11d
billman/month 5s
archer/month 13s4d-14s
stabling/day 1-2d
bearing a letter from Suffolk to London 1s8d

a plain saddle 4s
a scythe 10d
a lantern 1s
a gallon leather tankard 1s6d

horse 13s4d
gerfalcon 6s8d
lamb 4d
trotting nag 10s
oxen 17s-19s


its interesting to know that as an archer that i would have been paid so much more than craig as a billman, i knew it was more but was suprised its more than double, just proves i need posher kit. i'll see if i can find what those prices equate to in modern money

I'll edit this as i find more online
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Very interesting Alondria.Thanks.

the Sockburn Wyorm, a dragon or flying serpent that devoured men, women and children in much of County Durham in 14th century. :shock

bearing a letter from Suffolk to London 1s8d
That seems like a lot to me.
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I looked up the falchion of Sir John Conyers.

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I love War of the Roses! It must have been so cool!
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:huh ok
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