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The sights and sounds of one of the most troubled eras of English history will be recreated in Robin Hood’s backyard this weekend. RSPB Sherwood Forest, Edwinstowe, will host a Wars of the Roses event on Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9, with the spirit of the late 15th century captured by re-enactment and living history groups. It is an chance to get up close and personal with history, as rival Yorkists and Lancastrians set up their camps on the forest reserve’s events green. The Royal Houses of York and Lancaster fought bloody battles up and down the country as Civil War raged for more t…

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