On Wednesday afternoon, our Year 12 and 13 A level historians studying the Wars of the Roses were fortunate enough to be addressed by Andy Johnson, a former Gresham’s parent, who has recently published a book entitled ‘York versus Lancaster: The Battles and History of the Wars of the Roses’.

Mr Johnson explored the origins of the conflict and explained how recent scholarship is challenging the traditional explanations of battles such as St Albans I, Wakefield and Towton. His Q & A session followed, exploring all aspects of the conflict through to the 1460s.