The Battle of Bosworth was fought on 22 August 1485. It saw an army of King Richard III defeated by that of Henry Tudor. The Battle of Bosworth resulted in the death of Richard III… 

At Newnham Bridge, in English held lands of the Calais Pale, a clash took place on 23 April 1460 between Yorkists holding the port and fortified town of Calais and Lancastrian forces aiming to force… 

At Dartford in early March 1452 an army of Richard 3rd Duke of York encamped. Facing it was a royal army. King Henry VI was accompanied by Queen Margaret, Edmund Duke of Somerset and a… 

Battle of Dryslwyn, a Yorkist victory won in south-west Wales in winter on 4 March 1464. Riots and Unrest in 1464 At the start of 1464 rioting in Gloucestershire and Cambridgeshire caused the new king… 

Whilst the Wars of the Roses is better known for the battles that took place, there were Sieges of note during the conflict. These were not perhaps as large, brutal, or significant as some of… 

The Battle of Towton was one of a series of clashes fought on Palm Sunday, 29 March, 1461. A Yorkist victory, the battle resulted in King Henry VI, Margaret of Anjou and their leading surviving… 

The 2nd Battle of Twthill in Wales, fought on 16 October 1461, designated Saint Michael Day in Monte Tumba in the medieval calendar. A previous battle took place here 60 years earlier as part of… 

The Battle of Wakefield is commonly said to have been fought on 30 December 1460 outside the Duke of York’s castle at Sandal, Wakefield. The Battle was hugely consequential, resulting in the deaths of Richard… 

Tackling the resistance of Lancastrians who had holed up in castles in the north-east of England was a priority for the Yorkist regime following victory in the battle of Towton. With several large and formidable…