Battle of Towton, 1461
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The Battle of Towton took place on 29 March 1461 during the Wars of the Roses, near Towton in North Yorkshire. Yorkist forces decisively defeated Lancastrian supporters of Henry VI, securing the English throne for Edward IV. Fought for ten hours between an estimated 50,000 soldiers from both sides i
n a snowstorm on Palm Sunday, it was "probably the largest and bloodiest battle on English soil".
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