Henry VI29 March 1461
Northumberland, Clifford, Roos, and Dacre, central figures in Lancastrian court power, died or fled, ending the house's domination of northern England.
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Northumberland, Clifford, Roos, and Dacre, central figures in Lancastrian court power, died or fled, ending the house's domination of northern England.
On receiving news of the Lancastrian defeat, Henry fled into exile in Scotland with his wife and son.
The Battle of Towton severely reduced the House of Lancaster's power in England.
They were later joined by Somerset, Roos, Exeter, and the few Lancastrian nobles who escaped from the battlefield.
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