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Battle of Towton

Battle of Towton

The Battle of Towton reaches its brutal climax as Lancastrian and Yorkist forces engage in fierce hand-to-hand combat amidst a snowstorm. The battlefield is a chaotic mess of mud, blood, and steel, wi

Year 1461
Date 3/29
Location Towton, Yorkshire, England
Layer 2
Visibility HIDDEN
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Key Figures

Edward IV Yorkist Knight Lancastrian Knight Archer
Time Travel

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1460 · precedes
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1460 · same figure
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