Anthony James Pollard is a British

United Kingdom

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 medieval historian, specialising in North-Eastern England

England

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 during the Wars of the Roses

Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic civil wars for the throne of England fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: the houses of Lancaster and York...

. He is considered the leading authority on the field. A fellow of the University of Teesside

University of Teesside

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, he is part of the research staff of the "Centre for Regional and Local Historical Research". In addition to works on the Wars of the Roses, he has also written books on Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Robin Hood was a heroic outlaw in English folklore. A highly skilled archer and swordsman, he is known for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor", assisted by a group of fellow outlaws known as his "Merry Men". Traditionally, Robin Hood and his men are depicted wearing Lincoln green clothes....

 (2004) and Warwick the Kingmaker

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick

Richard Neville KG, jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury and 8th and 5th Baron Montacute , known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, and military commander...

(2007).

Select publications

• John Talbot and the War in France, 1427-1453. London: Royal Historical Society (1983). ISBN 0-901050-88-1.
• The Wars of the Roses. Basingstoke: Macmillan Education (1988). ISBN 0-333-40603-6.
• Richard III and the Princes in the Tower. Stroud: Sutton (1991). 0862996600.
• (ed., with R. H. Britnell) McFarlane Legacy: Studies in Late Medieval Politics and Society. Stroud: Sutton (1995) ISBN 0-7509-0626-X
• Late Medieval England. Harlow: Longman (2000). ISBN 0-582-03134-6
• Imagining Robin Hood: The Late-Medieval Stories in Historical Context. London: Routlege (2004). ISBN 0-415-22308-3.
• Warwick the Kingmaker. London: Hambledon (2007). ISBN 978-1-84725-182-4.