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1
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when was the battle of Wakefield?

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30th December 1460

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what happened at the battle of Wakefield?

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  • richard unprepared
  • warwick in London
  • York sailsbury Rutland vs Anjou, devon somerset
  • york 400 men, Anjou 20,000 men
  • yorkist ambushed while foraging - york, york son, Rutland and Salisbury killed
3
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when was the battle of Mortimer cross?

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2nd Feb 1461

4
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what happened at Mortimer cross?

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  • earl of wiltshire attack Earl of March in wales with an army of Irish, French and brenton soldiers
  • March intercept them and was victorious
  • Tudor killed, Pembroke and Wiltshire escape
5
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what is the northern host?

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  • anjous army after the battle of wakefield that had the freedom to pillage and loot
  • made their way down to the south before 2nd st albans
  • yorks got more support as the south was fearful of them
6
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when was the 2nd battle of st albans?

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17th feb 1461

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what happened at the 2nd battle of st albans?

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  • northern host vs warwick yorkists
  • warwick plans to ambush anjou
  • anjou outflanks warwick’s defences
    lancasters gain control of town and attack yorkists
  • yorks retreat and leave behind ing
  • casualities - york + 4,000 and lancaster = 2,000
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when was the battle of Ferry Bridge?

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28th March 1461

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What was the battle of Ferry Bridge?

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  • only lasted a few hours
  • lancasters retreated
  • lancasters blow up bridge to stop yorkists
    clifford dead
    warwick injured by arrow
10
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When was the battle of Towton?

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29th March 1461

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What was the battle of Towton?

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  • edward had 9 nobles, Henry had 20
    edward get Lancasters to fire arrows to the wind
    snow stops somerset seeing Norfolk attacking late
    Lancaster’s drown n river retreating
  • 28,000 dead (bloodiest battle)
    northumberland, Wiltshire, Devon killed
    edward has burgundy troops under the banner of Louis XI
12
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When was the Battle of edge coat?

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26th July 1469

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What was the battle of edge coat?

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  • happened after warwick landed back in england
  • death of william herbert of pembroke
  • capture of edward IV
  • attempted rule of warwick and George clarence
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When was the battle of Barnet?

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14th April 1471

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What was the battle of Barnet?

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  • warwick, oxford, exeter, john neville, montagu vs edward, hastings, gloucester, clarence
  • met at gladmore heath
  • edwards takes cover at night while warick fires guns and overshoots
  • fog obscured view - Lancasters mistake oxfords banner for edwards
  • york lose 500 and warwick lose 1000
    warwick fled but caught and killed - body displayed at st pauls
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When was the battle of Tewkesbury?

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4th may 1471

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What was the battle of Tewkesbury?

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  • margaret vs edward
  • anjou lands in the south, not allowed to cross the bridge to wales, goes north to Tewkesbury
  • somerset and men flee to Tewkesbury abbey - all Lancasters captured
  • edmund somerset and Edward wales killed, Anjou returned to France, Henry killed, Jasper Tudor flee to France