To learn more about it, experts analyse a rare British manuscript that first emerged during the Wars of the Two Roses, or more than 500 years ago. The book, whose length is estimated at 15 metres by the London Association of Antiquities, is one of the finest mediaeval records in the world.
Researchers at Notingham University are hopeful for the digital age, which they claim provides a special challenge due to its sheer size, according to the BBC.
The Notingham University team, under the direction of Dr. Natasha Hodgson, has identified several genealogical lists in manuscripts that are intended to display the royal family dynasty and which appear to have been generated in significant numbers during the reign of Henry VI.
The War of the Two Roses from a different perspective
The leader of the research team, Natasha Hodgson, said that the team hopes to better understand the importance of the manuscript culturally, adding: “The team is happy to help maintain this manuscript and make its content easier in terms of show and spread.
The “War of the Two Roses”
The War of the two roses is a civil war whose battles took place over three decades between the years 1455-1485, about the right to the throne in England between the supporters of both the Lancaster family and the York family belonging to the Blancant family because of their lineage to King Edward III, and their slogan was the two different roses in the white color Al -Ahmar, while the first to call this war called the “War of the Roses” is William Shakespeare in his famous play Henry VI.
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It dates back more than 500 years. In Britain, the War War manuscript is being digitised.
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