What were the principal factors that influenced and shaped the
behaviour of the gentry during the Wars of the Roses, from 1455 at
the first battle of St Albans to the final encounter at Stoke in
1487? It was the gentry who were the natural leaders within their
communities and the nobility relied upon them for military
manpower, and to act as their mouthpieces at local levels.
Consequently, the gentry's ability to persuade their kinsmen and
tenants to act in a particular way was crucial, especially their
capacity to raise and lead men into battle. This was a critical
factor in the outcome of the Lancastrian and Yorkist campaigns. The
book begins by outlining how individuals are understood to make
decisions and the discussion then moves to the late medieval gentry
and the characteristics that define them as a social formation. A
definition of the gentry will also be offered. The remainder of the
book assesses the relationship between the gentry and the political
and social world of the late middle ages.
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