ABSTRACT
The struggles in the first half of 1471 in which Edward IV recovered the throne produced various pieces of historical writing. As far as Wavrin’s sources are concerned, one need not doubt that he possessed a version of the Arrival fairly close to the extant English text, as both omit the name of the priest who tried to resist Edward’s landing in the north. The most important block of additional material, however, is that concerned with the entry of Edward into York, and the events there on 18 and 19 March 1471. Firstly, there is the activity of Yorkist propaganda, for there is little doubt that the short text at any rate was written deliberately for a foreign audience, and the fact that a copy of the long version reached Wavrin suggests that this too was sent to the Low Countries. Secondly, there is the interest taken by continental chroniclers in the events of the struggle between Lancaster and York.
