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The Wars of the Roses
What we now know as the Wars of the Roses, was contemporaneously called The Cousins' War. Corollary events are included.
| Date | Location | Combatants | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1455 | St. Albans | Richard, Duke of York, Earl of Warwick, Earl of Salisbury vs. Henry VI & Duke of Somerset | Yorkist |
| 23 September 1459 | Blore Heath | Earl of Salisbury vs. James, Lord Audley | Yorkist |
| 13-14 October 1459 | Ludlow |
York, Salisbury & Warwick vs. Henry VI and Somerset The Yorkist army retreats in the night when discover they are outnumbered. The Duke of York and his second son, Edmund Earl of Rutland escape to Ireland while the Earl of Warwick and York's eldest son Edward, Earl of March escape to Calais. |
Lancastrian |
| 10 July 1460 | Northampton |
Warwick & Earl of March vs. Henry VI & Duke of
Buckingham King Henry VI is captured |
Yorkist |
| 10 October 1460 | Duke of York claims throne at Westminister | ||
| 31 October 1460 | Duke of York becomes heir to King Henry VI, displacing Edward, Prince of Wales | ||
| 30 December 1460 | Wakefield |
York vs. Somerset Richard, Duke of York is killed, his son Edmund Earl of Rutland is assassinated by Lord Clifford |
Lancastrian |
| February 1461 | Mortimer's Cross |
Earl of March vs. Earl of Pembroke Owen Tudor is executed. |
Yorkist |
| 17 February 1461 | St. Albans |
Earl of Warwick vs. Margaret of Anjou King Henry VI is reclaimed by the Lancastrians |
Lancastrian |
| 27 February 1461 | Earls of March and Warwick enter London unopposed | ||
| 4 March 1461 | Edward, Earl of March proclaimed King Edward IV at St. Paul's Cross | ||
| 29 March 1461 | Towton | King Edward IV, Warwick, Norfolk vs. Duke of Somerset | Yorkist |
| 28 June 1461 | Westminster | King Edward IV crowned | |
| 25 April 1464 | Hedgeley Moor | John Neville, Baron Montague vs. Duke of Somerset | Yorkist |
| 15 May 1464 | Linnolds | Montague vs. Somerset | Yorkist |
| 11 July 1469 | Calais, France | George, Duke of Clarence marries Isabel Neville | |
| 26 July 1469 | Edgecote Field | William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke vs. Robin of Redesdale & Warwick advance party | |
| 29 July 1469 | Near Coventry | King Edward IV captured by Warwick | |
| 12 March 1470 | Empingham
"Lose-Coat Field" |
Edward IV vs. Sir Robert Welles (Warwick and Clarence) | Yorkist |
| 13 October 1470 | Westminster | King Henry VI crowned again (Readeption) | |
| 1 November 1470 | Westminster | Edward, first son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville born - future Edward V | |
| 13 December 1470 | Amboise, France | Edward of Lancaster, Prince of Wales marries Anne Neville | |
| 11 March 1471 | Flushing, Holland | Edward IV sails to England | |
| 14 April 1471 | Barnet |
Edward IV vs. Earl of Warwick Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and his brother John Neville, Baron Montague both killed |
Yorkist |
| 4 May 1471 | Tewkesbury |
Edward IV vs. Duke of Somerset Edward of Lancaster killed, Margaret of Anjou captured. |
Yorkist |
| 12 May 1471 | London | William Lord Fauconberg, Earl of Kent attacks with followers from Kent and Essex. Retreats at news of Edward IV's arrival in London. | |
| 18 February 1478 | London | George, Duke of Clarence executed in the Tower for treason. | |
| 25 August 1482 | Saumur, France | Margaret of Anjou dies at age 53. | |
| 9 April 1483 | London | King Edward IV dies | |
| 6 July 1483 | London | Richard, Duke of Gloucester crowned as King Richard III | |
| 10 October 1483 | Southern
England |
Buckingham's Rebellion | |
| 22 August 2485 | Market Bosworth |
Richard III vs. Henry Tudor King Richard is killed on the field. |
Lancastrian |
| 16 June 1487 | Stoke | Earl of Oxford & Henry VII vs. Earl of Lincoln & Francis Viscount Lovell | Lancastrian |