Historical place archive

Blore Heath in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Blore Heath in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records1 event labels3 people1459–1459

Historical events in Blore Heath

1459

23 September 1459
Battle of Blore Heath
John Neville · Wars of the Roses

Captured at the Battle of Blore Heath

23 September 1459
Battle of Blore Heath
John Wenlock · Wars of the Roses

Fights for the Yorkists

23 September 1459
Battle of Blore Heath
Richard Neville "Kingmaker" · Wars of the Roses

Leads the Yorkists to victory on his way to joining up with the Duke of York. Helps lead the Yokists to victory ovrer the Lancastrians

Provenance

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