Battle of Towton

battle during the English Wars of the Roses, renownedly bloody

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1643-06-30T00:00:00Z

Battle of Adwalton Moor

1408-02-28T00:00:00Z

Battle of Bramham Moor

1461-04-06T00:00:00Z

Battle of Ferrybridge

1066-09-26T00:00:00Z

Battle of Fulford

1643-01-23T00:00:00Z

Battle of Leeds

1644-07-02T00:00:00Z

Battle of Marston Moor

1319-09-28T00:00:00Z

Battle of Myton

1643-03-30T00:00:00Z

Battle of Seacroft Moor

1644-04-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Selby

1066-09-25T00:00:00Z

Battle of Stamford Bridge

1642-12-07T00:00:00Z

1461-03-29T00:00:00Z

1460-12-30T00:00:00Z

0867-01-01T00:00:00Z

1321-11-03T00:00:00Z

1644-07-16T00:00:00Z

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Battle Near Towton bw

Battle Near Towton

Battle Near Towton tone

Fauconbridge's tactics at Towton

Francois Gravelot's Henry VI Act 2 Scene 5 (crop 2)

Francois Gravelot's Henry VI Act 2 Scene 5 (crop)

Francois Gravelot's Henry VI Act 2 Scene 5

Henry VI Act 2 Scene 5 by Francois Gravelot

The Field of the Battle of Towton

The Resolute Conduct of the Earl of Warwick Previous to the Battle of Towton (greyscale)

The Resolute Conduct of the Earl of Warwick Previous to the Battle of Towton

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Source

link		Freebase entry^@		Wikidata
link		Historic England listing^@		Wikidata
conflict	1643	Battle of Adwalton Moor	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1408	Battle of Bramham Moor	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1461	Battle of Ferrybridge	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1066	Battle of Fulford	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1643	Battle of Leeds	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1644	Battle of Marston Moor	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1319	Battle of Myton	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1643	Battle of Seacroft Moor	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1644	Battle of Selby	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1066	Battle of Stamford Bridge	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1642	Battle of Tadcaster	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1461	Battle of Towton	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1460	Battle of Wakefield	battle	Wikidata
conflict	867	Battle of York	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1321	Siege of Leeds	siege	Wikidata
conflict	1644	Siege of York	siege	Wikidata
image	1794	Battle Near Towton bw		Wikimedia
image	1794	Battle Near Towton		Wikimedia
image	1794	Battle Near Towton tone		Wikimedia
image	1864	Fauconbridge's tactics at Towton		Wikimedia
image	1743	Francois Gravelot's Henry VI Act 2 Scene 5 (crop 2)		Wikimedia
image	1743	Francois Gravelot's Henry VI Act 2 Scene 5 (crop)		Wikimedia
image	1743	Francois Gravelot's Henry VI Act 2 Scene 5		Wikimedia
image	1743	Henry VI Act 2 Scene 5 by Francois Gravelot		Wikimedia
image	1857	The Field of the Battle of Towton		Wikimedia
image	1857	The Field of the Battle of Towton		Wikimedia
image	1806	The Resolute Conduct of the Earl of Warwick Previous to the Battle of Towton (greyscale)		Wikimedia
image	1806	The Resolute Conduct of the Earl of Warwick Previous to the Battle of Towton		Wikimedia

Battle of Towton

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