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The Battle of Wakefield took place in Sandal Magna near Wakefield in northern England, on 30 December 1460. It was a major battle of the Wars of the Roses.
- 30 December 1460
- Lancastrian victory
- Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
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The Battle of Wakefield took place in Sandal Magna near Wakefield in northern England, on 30 December 1460. It was a major battle of the Wars of the Roses.
- 30 December 1460
- Lancastrian victory
- Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Oct 14, 2014 · The Battle of Wakefield: 1460. October 14, 2014. 4 mins read. It was the culmination of ten years of increasingly violent unrest between supporters of King Henry VI and his cousin Richard, Duke of York. Helen Cox takes us on a battlefield tour of Wakefield.
Queen Margaret of Anjou’s crushing defeat of the Yorkists on 30th December 1460, with the death of the Yorkist leader, Richard, Duke of York and his young son, the Earl of Rutland.
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses.
Mar 7, 2023 · During the bloody War of the Roses, the Battle of Wakefield (1460) was a calculated attempt by the Lancastrians to eliminate Richard, Duke of York – a rival of Henry VI’s for the throne. Little is known about the action, but the Duke was successfully enticed out from the safety of Sandal Castle and ambushed.
Wakefield, battle of, 1460. The Yorkist victory at Northampton in the summer of 1460 had put Henry VI in the power of Richard, duke of York. In October a reconciliation was effected, whereby Henry continued as monarch but recognized York as his heir.
