#John Stockton: 😴😴😴

[wonder-worker]

“There was panic in London. Two letters were read out to the city council. One was from Edward (IV), ordering the authorities to take Henry VI into custody; the other from Warwick, telling them to hold the city against Edward at all costs. The council dithered. Hearing the news the city’s mayor John Stockton, who some six weeks previously had decided that discretion was the better part of decision-making and had ‘feigned himself sick for fear of ministering of his office’, remained in bed.”

-Thomas Penn, "The Brothers York: An English Tragedy"

Everyone say hi to John Stockton, the most relatable figure in the Wars of the Roses

#Edward IV: 😠🖕🏻🤬 #Warwick: 😡🖕🏻😤 #John Stockton: 😴😴😴 #this is exactly what I would do if I had to deal with these idiots #and by 'these idiots' i mean every single player in the Wars of the Roses #edward iv #richard neville earl of warwick #the wars of the roses #15th century #english history #john stockton #henry vi #(not sure if i should tag him but he's technically involved in this so 🤷🏻‍♀️) #queue #(honestly Penn's books ARE very informative and kinda funng. unfortunately they're also very sensationalistc graceless and misleading) #my post