Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Mortimer's Cross results in the death of Owen Tudor.

Battle of Mortimer's Cross

1461 battle in the English Wars of the Roses

The Battle of Mortimer's Cross was fought on 2 February 1461 near Kingsland, Herefordshire, not far from the Welsh border. It was a major battle of the Wars of the Roses. The opposing forces were an army led by Jasper Tudor and his father, Owen Tudor, and other nobles loyal to…