1460
Battle of Wakefield
Margaret of Anjou raises an army in the north & defeats & kills York & Salisbury
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Wakefield in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Margaret of Anjou raises an army in the north & defeats & kills York & Salisbury
Richard Duke of York is killed & succeeded by his son Edward who becomes Duke of York
Helps defeat the Yorkists when they sail from Sandal castle
Killed in battle while quelling a Northern rebellion
Death of Richard Duke of York, killed at the Battle of Wakefield
Senior Royalist Commander at Wakefield when it is capturd by Thomas Fairfax
Helps command the Parliamentary foot as Thomas Fairfax captures Wakefield
Captures Wakefield for the Parliamentarians
Senior Royalist Commander at Wakefield when it is capturd by Thomas Fairfax
Helps command the Parliamentary foot as Thomas Fairfax captures Wakefield
Comes to the aid of the Royalist garrison but it is captured by Thomas Fairfax
Provenance
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