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First Battle of St Albans

Yorkist forces led by Richard, Duke of York, clash with Lancastrian troops under Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in the narrow streets of St Albans, marking the first major battle of the Wars of th

Year 1455
Date 5/22
Location St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Layer 2
Visibility PUBLIC
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Key Figures

Richard, Duke of York Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset Yorkist Captain Lancastrian Soldier Town Baker

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