It was a key event among years of low-level fighting between the families as they struggled to control the north and widen their holdings. The ambush by some seven hundred Percy retainers and servants on the Neville wedding party took place a little earlier than I have it here, in August 1453- around the same time King Henry VI fell into his senseless state. Iggulden explains why he chose this point to begin his story in his Historical Note: However, Conn Iggulden begins “Trinity” with a conflict between the Percys and the Nevilles, which is known as the Battle of Heworth Moor. Many who study the Wars of the Roses believe that it started in 1455 with the First Battle of St. Conn Iggulden decided to explore this tumultuous time after the Jack Cade rebellion, which he explored in his first book “Stormbird”, in the second book of his “Wars of the Roses” series called “Trinity”. Families like the Nevilles, the Percys, and the houses of York, Lancaster, and Tudor would gain fame and infamy during this time. This is the England of 1454 and the beginning of the period in English history that we know today as the Wars of the Roses.
Mistrust runs rampant and sacrifices are made in order to gain the throne. Families with royal blood in their veins are fighting amongst each other as King Henry VI has fallen ill.
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