Goldsmiths standard work, from which I am quoting extensivley in this GR, took the Whig view of History.

Basicaly, anything in England's past that led to the establishment of the Protestant Religion in England was to be deemed without question, a "Good Thing".

So, guess who are the heros of his text? Yes,you got it, the Tudors. So the Yorkists whowere the opponents of the Tudors get fairly short shrift.

I think JA, despite begin the dauhgter of an Anglican clergyman, dislkes this very obvious bias in Goldsmiths work.And took a contrary view.