England · Warfare / Wars of the Roses. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Battle is shortened when Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent turned traitor to the King and ordered his men to lay down arms, allowing the Yorkists access to the camp. Buckingham, the Earl of Shrewsbury and the Lords Egremont and Beaumont are killed by a group of Kentishmen
Captured at the Battle of Northampton & forced to acknowledge Richard as his heir
Escapes from the Battle of Northampton & assembles a Lancastrian Army in the nth
Launches a successful assault on King Henrys earthwork camp. Defeats a Lancastrian force marching on London & re-captures Henry VI
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