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Battle of Wakefield

Richard, Duke of York, leads his outnumbered forces against Lancastrian troops in a desperate battle near Sandal Castle, moments before his defeat and death.

Year 1460
Date 12/30
Location Near Sandal Castle, Wakefield, England
Layer 2
Visibility HIDDEN
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Key Figures

Richard, Duke of York Yorkist Knight Yorkist Archer Lancastrian Scout
Time Travel

Causal neighbors · 430 linked moments

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Battle of Wakefield
1460 · contemporaneous
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Battle of Wakefield
1460 · contemporaneous
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Second Battle of St Albans
1461 · same figure
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Battle of Towton
1461 · same figure
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Battle of Towton
1461 · same figure
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Battle of Towton
1461 · same figure
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Battle of Wakefield
1460 · same figure
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Battle of Tewkesbury
1471 · same figure
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Second Battle of St Albans
1461 · same figure
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Battle of Northampton
1460 · same figure
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Battle of Wakefield
1460 · same figure
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Battle of Barnet
1471 · same figure
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First Battle of St Albans
1455 · same figure
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Battle of Towton
1461 · same figure
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Battle of Mortimer's Cross
1461 · same era
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Battle of Mortimer's Cross
1461 · follows
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Battle of Mortimer's Cross
1461 · same figure
B
Battle of Wakefield
1460 · contemporaneous
B
Battle of Towton
1461 · same era
B
Battle of Towton
1461 · follows
B
Battle of Towton
1461 · same figure
B
Battle of Wakefield
1460 · same figure
S
Second Battle of St Albans
1461 · same era
S
Second Battle of St Albans
1461 · follows
S
Second Battle of St Albans
1461 · same figure
B
Battle of Wakefield
1460 · contemporaneous
B
Battle of Wakefield
1460 · same location
B
Battle of Wakefield
1460 · same figure
B
Battle of Towton
1461 · same era
B
Battle of Towton
1461 · follows
B
Battle of Towton
1461 · same figure
B
Battle of Northampton
1460 · same era
B
Battle of Northampton
1460 · precedes
B
Battle of Tewkesbury
1471 · same figure
B
Battle of Northampton
1460 · same era
B
Battle of Northampton
1460 · precedes