Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - Online Library Catalogue MCR - Warkworth's Chronicle Source ID: S-00001030 ARTICLE Full Article Title: Warkworth's Chronicle: the chronicle attrributed to John Warkworth, Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge Attributed To: John Warkworth (Warkworth, John) Pages: 93-124 MAIN SOURCE Full Title: Death and Dissent. Two fifteenth century chronicles Editor(s): Lister M Matheson (Matheson, Lister M) ISSN(s): 1462-8724 ISBN(s): 0 85115 725 4 Series Volume: 2 Publisher: Boydell Press, Woodbridge, Suffolk Publication Date: 1999 Source Type: Book Book Series: Medieval Chronicles Articles Within Main Source MCR - Death and Dissent MCR - Dethe of the Kynge of Scotis MCR - Warkworth's Chronicle Language: English (Engl) Keywords: chronicles, Edward IV of England, Henry VI of England, Tewkesbury (battle of), Warkworth   Write a review or abstract for this source Suggest keywords for this source Foundation for Medieval Genealogy homepage Abstract by FMG - 16 Nov 2002 The author of the chronicle (formerly attributed to John Warkworth) was probably a Yorkshireman in sympathy with Richard III, but with a generally moderate tone. It covers the first 13 years of the reign of Edward IV (ie 1461-1474) including the abortive attempt by Henry VI to recover his throne. Richard is absolved of any participation in the death of Edward, son of Henry VI, at the battle of Tewkesbury. This version takes full account of the original text in Glasgow Hunterian Museum, which had been overlooked in previous editions.