I am a lover of history, but more importantly a lover of unknown/unpopular history. Going into this I knew a lot of the more reported on figures of the War of the Roses, but the mixed career of John Wedlock, moving from the military to running a royal household was interesting.

Being able to learn about him through his own correspondence and a plethora of primary sources gave a unique insight into the time and the mindset of those around him. It didn't feel like we were walking n his shoes, but it was like being able to observe his life as a time traveler - and the contemporary insights are what we take with us on our time traveling journey.

I am always on the look out for books putting the spotlight onto some of the lesser know, though oft times more interesting, historical personages; so was rather keen to have a read of this book on John Wenlock.

Brondarbit says of Wenlock that his "... career was long, complex and colourful as he engaged in military venture and political intrigue ..." Brondarbit's book is "... meant to reassess one of the more maligned aristocrats ... and present a more nuanced picture of his life .. to understand rather than to rehabilitate ...".

In "Soldier, Rebel, Traitor: John, Lord Wenlock and the Wars of the Roses", Brondarbit does his due diligence in bringing to the fore, the life of a man so remarkable, and yet unremarked. So unremarked he was that I could not find another single tome on the man - well, maybe one - "The Mystery of Lord Wenlock and His Glastonbury Treasure" by Adrian Fray (which I have not read). But no real biography with any substance. Brondarbit's book amply and ably fills that vacuum, and is one I would gladly find space for on my "Wars of the Roses" shelves of my personal library.

This book was very insightful and enlightening considering which i really enjoyed reading
I'd definitely recommend this book to the historians or lover of history wanting to know more about the War of Roses