Mosha
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Post by Mosha on Mar 25, 2018 11:31:12 GMT 7
3rd in his Wars of the roses. Covers England's bloodiest battle, in which about 1% of England's population perished. I passed the site of The Battle of Towton quite often. There is a memorial there, and every year on the anniversary a wreath is placed on it. Every family in the country lost a family member. If you like historical fiction, you'll enjoy the book I believe.
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rubl
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Post by rubl on Mar 25, 2018 11:42:52 GMT 7
"The Battle of Towton was fought during the English Wars of the Roses on 29 March 1461, near the village of Towton in North Yorkshire. Fought between the houses of Lancaster and York for control of the English throne, the battle ended in an overwhelming victory for the Yorkists. It brought about a change of monarchs in England, with the victor, the Yorkist Edward, Duke of York—who became King Edward IV (1461–1483), having displaced the Lancastrian King Henry VI (1422–1461) as king, and thus drove the head of the Lancastrians and his key supporters out of the country. It is described as "probably the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil", [2] According to chroniclers, more than 50,000 soldiers from the Houses of York and Lancaster fought for hours amidst a snowstorm on that day, which was Palm Sunday. A newsletter circulated a week after the battle reported that 28,000 died on the battlefield." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Towton |
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