Battles Flashcards
Key dates and facts
First Battle of St Albans
May 1455. Yorkist Victory. Death of Somerset. York appointed protector.
Blore Heath
September 1459. Yorkist victory.
Rout (Battle)of Ludford
October 1459. Lancastrian victory. York fled to Ireland.
Battle of Northampton
July 1460. Yorkist victory. King Henry VI captured. Margaret flees to Wales.
Return of Richard of York from Ireland
October 1460. He was declared heir to the throne. Margaret raises an army in response.
Battle of Wakefield
December 1460. Lancastrian victory. Richard Duke of York is killed. Succeeded by Edward Earl of March aka Edward IV
Battle of Mortimer’s Cross
February 1461. Yorkist victory (specifically Edward, Earl of March)
Second battle of St Albans
February 1461. Lancastrian victory. Henry VI rescued.
Edward IV proclaimed king in London.
March 1461.
Battle of Towton
March 1461. Yorkist victory (specifically Warwick). Henry, Margaret and Prince Edward flee to Scotland.
Henry imprisoned for the second time.
June 1465.
Edward’s marriage.
May 1464. In secret to Elizabeth Woodville.
Warwick flees to France after quarrel with Edward.
May 1470. He returns in October aligned with Margaret and they restore Henry to the throne.
Edward flees to France.
March 1471. He returns with a small army.
Battle of Barnet
April 1471. Yorkist victory. Death of Warwick.
