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Dacre’s Cross near Towton, which commemorates the battle and the death of Lord Dacre, 2010.Image: Chemical Engineer · Public domainworld · Europe
The Battle of Towton
On Palm Sunday, in a snowstorm near Towton in Yorkshire, the Yorkist army of the young Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses. The fighting lasted for hours and is often called the bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil, though the traditional figure of 28,000 dead is disputed. Henry VI fled to Scotland and Edward was crowned that June. The date is by the Julian calendar of the day.
Source: Historic England: Battle of Towton 1461, list entry 1000040 ↗
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