This resource was co-written by three teachers: Jonathan Cripps, based at Callington Community College in Cornwall; Kirstie Murray, from Saffron Walden County High School in Essex; and Helen Snelson, Head of History at The Mount School in York and member of the Historical Association’s Secondary Committee. 

This source booklet was designed for use by students studying the Wars of the Roses at a higher level. It provides a general introduction to using sources from the period at this level, addresses issues of specific source provenance and also contains a section on ‘how to approach exam questions’ which is specific to the AQA A-level History Component 2B.