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Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield.
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Wars of the Roses
Dynastic civil war in England (1455–1487)
The Wars of the Roses, known at the time and in following centuries as the Civil Wars, and also the Cousins' War, were a series of armed confrontations, machinations, battles and campaigns fought over control of the English throne from 1455 to 1487. The conflict was fought…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York
English nobleman (1411–1460)
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was a member of the ruling House of Plantagenet by virtue of being a direct male-line descendant of Edmund of Langley,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Wakefield
1460 battle in the English Wars of the Roses
The Battle of Wakefield took place in Sandal Magna near Wakefield in northern England, on 30 December 1460. It was a major battle of the Wars of the Roses. The opposing forces were an army led by nobles loyal to the captive King Henry VI of the House of Lancaster and his Queen…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)