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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, and "has the dubious distinction of being probably the largest and bloodiest battle on English soil".
- 29 March 1461
- Yorkist victory
1461 ( MCDLXI ) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1461st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 461st year of the 2nd millennium, the 61st year of the 15th century, and the 2nd year of the 1460s decade.
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Definition. Edward IV of England ruled as king from 1461 to 1470 CE and again from 1471 to 1483 CE. The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453 CE) had been lost by Edward's predecessor, Henry VI of England (1422-1461 CE & 1470-1471 CE), leaving Calais as the only English territory in France.
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Oct 26, 2022 · Map of south-eastern Europe in 1464 AD. 1461 – When reports arrive that Vlad III is considering an alliance with Matthias Corvinus, Ottoman sultan Mehmed II orders the capture of the Wallachian ruler. Vlad learns of the plot against him and captures and impales the Ottoman officials.
AD 146. Year 146 ( CXLVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Clarus and Severus (or, less frequently, year 899 Ab urbe condita ). The denomination 146 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the ...
阳金龙年. (male Iron- Dragon) 1587 or 1206 or 434. Year 1460 ( MCDLX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 1460th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 460th year of the 2nd millennium, the 60th year of the 15th century, and the 1st year of the ...
battle eld at Towton, North Yorkshire (AD 1461). That survey had already located over 1,000 artefacts from the battle of Towton (Fig. 5), including hun-dreds of arrowheads (Plate 1), and it was therefore considered likely that such techniques could successfully locate evidence of the battle of Agincourt.
