WOTR Battles

St Albans (1)

Yorkist triumph

* York takes possession of the king
* Warwick goes up through the back gardens
* Somerset dies
* Negative impact on the King’s image as he appears weak as his banner did not have the desired effect
* 1455

Bloreheath

* Coventry great council is seen as a threat from the lancastrians so York gathers troops and takes them to Ludlow
* Salisbury brings is forces however, is cut off by Lord Audley and Lord Dudley
* Salisbury kills them which gives MoA a reason to charge them/attaint them

Ludlow Bridge

* Yorkists continued to Ludlow despite Blore Heath
* York sends a letter to Henry complaining about evil advisors
* H6 offered a pardon for all except those who killed Audley and Dudley
* Yorkists refused pardon however, H6 hadx more time to gather an army
* The Yorkists fled that evening
* Follolwed by the parliament of devils
* 1459

Northampton

* 1460
* aimed to place York as protector
* troops provided by Warwick from Calais
* Heavy rain caused Lancastrian cannons to fail
* yorkists had better archers
* Lord Grey Rutledge betrayed the Lancastrians and allowed Warwick through
* H6 captured and marched to London

Wakefield

1460

* York was in Sandal Castle and sent out a foraging party to check out the L’s party
* York sortied the castle but was attacked from all sides
* York is killed and his son is killed along with Salisbury

Mortimer’s cross

Edward 4 vs Jasper Tudor

preventing JT from joining up with other Lancastrian troops

Phenomenon of Parhelion which E4 used to his advantage to say that God is on his side

Decisive Yorkist win

Owen Tudor is beheaded

St Albans (2)

* 1461
* Led by MoA
* Won by Lancastrians
* Lancastrians took a strange route and outflanked the Yorkists
* Damp conditions affected Yorkist cannons
* H6 was recaptured by MoA 
* Margaret tried to march on to London but due to the reputation of her army, they barred the gates and refused her entry so they fell back to Dunstable
* Warwick and Edward were then allowed into London and crowned King

Towton

1461

* just before there is a Skirmish at Ferrybridge against Lord Clifford


* largest battle (most soldiers)
* Edward wins due to Norfolk arriving late and being able to attack from the other side