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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Ludford Bridge
		The Battle of Ludford Bridge was the worst disaster suffered by the Yorkists during the early years of the Wars of the Roses.
		Battle of Blore Heath Conflict Wars of the Roses Date September 23, 1459 Place Blore Heath Result Yorkist victory The Battle of Blore Heath was the first major battle in the English Wars of the Roses and was fought on September 23, 1459, at Blore Heath, two miles east of...
		The Battle of Barnet, which took place on April 14, 1471, was a decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, near the town of Barnet, 10 miles north of London.
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	Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Blore Heath (23 Sep 1459)
		THE BATTLE OF BLORE HEATH (1459), was fought, during the Wars of the Roses, between the Lancastrians, under Lord Audley, and the Yorkists, who were commanded by the Earl of Salisbury.
		The latter was marching southwards with the intention of effecting a junction with the Duke of York, and Lord Audley was despatched to intercept him.
		The Battle of Blore Heath - Richard III Society
	www.luminarium.org /encyclopedia/bloreheath.htm (249 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Margaret of Anjou
		In 1459, hostilities resumed at the battle of Blore Heath, where Margaret is said to have witnessed her commander, James Touchet, Lord Audley defeated by a Yorkist army under Richard Neville.
		Moving her headquarters to York, she gained a major success at the Battle of Wakefield on December 30, 1460, when the combined armies of the Duke of York and the Earl of Salisbury were destroyed.
		On March 4, 1461, the Lancastrian army was beaten at the Battle of Towton by the son of the late Duke of York, Edward IV of England, who deposed King Henry and proclaimed himself king.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Margaret-of-Anjou (2537 words)

	Battle of Blore Heath
		The Battle of Blore Heath was the first major battle in the English Wars of the Roses and was fought on September 23, 1459, at Blore Heath, two miles east of Market Drayton in Shropshire, England.
		York employed a local friar to remain on Blore Heath throughout the night and to periodically discharge a cannon in order to deceive any proximal Lancastrians into believing that the fight was continuing.
		Legend has it that Margaret of Anjou watched the battle from the spire of the church in nearby Mucklestone, before fleeing when she realised Audley was being defeated.
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	Science Fair Projects - Battle of Blore Heath
		The Battle of Blore Heath was the first major battle in the English Wars of the Roses and was fought on September 23, 1459, at Blore Heath, two miles east of Market Drayton in Shropshire, England.
		Legend has it that Margaret of Anjou watched the battle from the spire of the church in nearby Mucklestone, before fleeing when she realised Audley was being defeated.
		Audley is buried in Darley Abbey in Derbyshire.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Battle_of_Blore_Heath (1081 words)

	Battle of Blore Heath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Blore Heath was the first major battle in the English Wars of the Roses and was fought on September 23, 1459, at Blore Heath in Staffordshire, two miles east of the town of Market Drayton in Shropshire, England.
		Legend has it that Margaret of Anjou watched the battle from the spire of the church in nearby Mucklestone, before fleeing when she realised Audley was being defeated.
		Audley is buried in Darley Abbey in Derbyshire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Blore_Heath (974 words)

	Battle of Tewkesbury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The battle of Tewkesbury in a Ghent manuscript
		Warwick was now dead (killed at the Battle of Barnet three weeks earlier) and the remaining Lancastrian forces were led by Henry's queen, Margaret of Anjou, and her seventeen-year-old son, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales.
		The Yorkists were superior in artillery, and Somerset misjudged his battle position just enough to allow the king's young brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester (later King Richard III of England), to attack their flank.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Tewkesbury (606 words)

	List of battles (geographic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Battle of Sedgemoor - 1685 - Monmouth Rebellion
		Battle of Grotnik - 1439 - Polish rebellion*Battle of Grunwald - 1410
		Battle of Niquitao - 1813 - Campaña Admirable
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	Battle of Blore Heath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle of Blore Heath was the first major battle in the English Wars of the Roses and was fought on September 23, 1459, at Blore Heath, two miles east of Market Drayton in Shropshire, England.
		On the morning of the 23 September 1459 (St Tecla's day), a force of some 6-12,000 men took up a defensive position behind a 'great hedge' on the south-western edge of Blore Heath facing the direction of Newcastle-under-Lyme to the north-east, the direction from which Salisbury was approaching.
		York employed a local friar to remain on Blore Heath throughout the night and to periodically discharge a cannon in order to deceive any proximal Lancastrians into believing that the fight was continuing.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Battle_of_Blore_Heath (931 words)

	Battle of Blore Heath - Biocrawler
		The Battle of Blore Heath was the first major battle in the English Wars of the Roses and was fought on September 23, 1459, at Blore Heath in Staffordshire, two miles east of the town of Market Drayton in Shropshire, England.
		In keeping with many late medieval battles, the conflict opened with an archery duel between the longbows of both armies.
		It is believed that at least 3,000 men died in the battle, with at least 2,000 of these from the Lancastrian side.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Blore_Heath (921 words)

	War of the Roses@Everything2.com
		At the battle of Northampton on the 10th July 1460, the Yorkists had an unfair advantage as the Lord Grey was a 'double agent', who switched sides mid battle and was instrumental in the Yorkist victory.
		At the battle of Wakefield fought on the 30th December 1460 the Lancastrians prevailed and Duke of York, the Earl of Salisbury and the Duke of York's son the Earl of Rutland were all killed.
		At the battle of Tewkesbury of the 4th May 1471 Edward IV routed his enemies and afterwards performed the now standard executions; both the Duke of Somerset and Edward of Westminster were killed and Margaret of Anjou was finally captured.
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	Earls of Derby - LoveToKnow 1911
		At the battle of Blore Heath in August 1459 Stanley, though close at hand with a large force, did not join the royal army, whilst his brother William fought openly for York.
		In 1461 Stanley was made chief justice of Cheshire by Edward IV., but ten years later he sided with his brother-in-law Warwick in the Lancastrian restoration.
		In the battle it was William Stanley who turned the scale in Henry's favour, but Thomas, who had taken no part in the fighting, was the first to salute the new king.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Earls_of_Derby (924 words)

	The War of the Roses quiz -- free game
		At the battle of Barnet in April 1471 a major figure on the Wars of the Roses was killed.
		The Battle of Tewkesbury fought in 1471 effectively ended one period of the War of the Roses, being a decisive Yorkist victory.
		The battle of Stoke Field is usually considered the final battle of the War of the Roses.
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		The battle of Bosworth, fought on the 22nd August 1485, is one of the best known and was one of the most influential of English battles.
		The battle of Edgcote was the first major action in the campaigns of 1469-71, the second major period of unrest in the Wars of the Roses.
		Following the battle of Blore Heath in 1459 the Yorkist army was dispersed: York had fled to Ireland, and the Earls of Salisbury and Warwick to Calais.
	www.online-archaeology.co.uk /GoogleMap/Data/GenerateKML.aspx?CategoryID=63 (196 words)

	Battle of Hexham information - Search.com
		The Battle of Hexham (May 15, 1464) marked the end of significant Lancastrian resistance in the north of England during the early part of the reign of Edward IV.
		The battle was fought near the town of Hexham in Northumberland.
		The Yorkists crossed onto the south bank of the Tyne on the night of 12th/13th of May and were by the morning of the 14th in a position to attack Hexham.
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	Battle of Barnet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Barnet, which took place on April 14, 1471, was a decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, near the town of Barnet, 10 miles north of London.
		The main protagonists were King Edward IV of England and Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, former friends and allies who had fallen out as a result of Edward's tendency to favour the relatives of his queen, Elizabeth Woodville.
		Oxford's troops, helped by their initial flanking position made an early impact on the Yorkist left, but this was compensated for by foggy conditions which made it difficult for the Dukes of Somerset and Exeter to push home their advantage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Barnet (527 words)

	Battle of Blore Heath - The Jiggies Reference Guide (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle of Blore Heath was the first major battle in the English Wars of the Roses and was fought on September 23, 1459, at Blore Heath, two miles east of Market Drayton in Shropshire, England.
		Legend has it that Margaret of Anjou watched the battle from the spire of the church in nearby Mucklestone, before fleeing when she realised Audley was being defeated.
		The battle is commemorated by a re-enactment each year in September at Blore Heath.
	www.jiggies.com /reference/Battle_of_Blore_Heath (913 words)

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		The Battle of Ludford Bridge was the worst disaster suffered by the Yorkists during the early years of the Wars of the Roses.
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		Battle of Ludford Bridge at Ludlow, between the Duke of York and the forces of Henry VI under his wife Queen Margaret of Anjou.
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	BBC - Shropshire - History - Blore Heath - Battle in Shropshire
		The English longbow: The major decisive battle of the Middle Ages was largely ineffective at Blore Heath - but it wrought utter havoc on the battlefield at Shrewsbury.
		Queen Margaret and her son Prince Henry are said to have watched the Battle of Blore Heath unfold from the tower of Mucklestone Church, which lies a mile from the battlefield.
		The battle lasted much of the afternoon, while the rout that followed is said to have gone on until dawn.
	www.bbc.co.uk /shropshire/history/2003/09/blore_heath_03.shtml (1569 words)

	John Neville, Earl Of Northumberland - LoveToKnow 1911
		He was not present at 'the battle of Wakefield, when his father was taken prisoner, but he was again a captive after the second battle of St Albans in 1461.
		He was speedily released by Edward IV., whom he served in the north of England, being rewarded with lands and honours.
		In 1463 he became warden of the east marches towards Scotland, and he was responsible for the Yorkist victories at Hedgeley Moor and at Hexham in April and May 1464; after the latter battle he secured the execution of Henry Beaufort, duke of Somerset, and other captives of high station.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /John_Neville%2C_Earl_Of_Northumberland (317 words)

	Battle of Blore Heath Article, BattleBloreHeath Information
		On the morning of the 23 September 1459 (St Tecla's day), a force of some6-12,000 men took up a defensive position behind a 'great hedge' on the south-western edge of Blore Heath facing the direction of Newcastle-under-Lyme to the north-east, the direction fromwhich Salisbury was approaching.
		Yorkemployed a local friar to remain on Blore Heath throughout the night and to periodically discharge a cannon in order to deceiveany proximal Lancastrians into believing that the fight was continuing.
		Audley's Cross stands on Blore Heath to this day.Audley is buried in Darley Abbey in Derbyshire.
	www.anoca.org /audley/salisbury/battle_of_blore_heath.html (900 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu
		He fought at the Battle of Blore Heath[?] and was captured and imprisoned by the Lancastrians.
		After the Yorkist victory at Northampton[?] he was released, but was captured again at the second Battle of St Albans.
		Montagu returned to high office in the north, but was killed at the Battle of Barnet.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/jo/John_Neville%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Montagu (280 words)

	Suchmaschine
		On the morning of the 23 September 1459 (Saint Thecla's day), a force of some 6-12,000 men took up a defensive position behind a 'great hedge' on the south-western edge of Blore Heath facing the direction of Newcastle-under-Lyme to the north-east, the direction from which Salisbury was approaching.
		Salisbury employed a local friar to remain on Blore Heath throughout the night and to periodically discharge a cannon in order to deceive any proximal Lancastrians into believing that the fight was continuing.
		The Battle of Blore Heath, 1459 edited by Paddy Griffith ISBN 0-9521488-1-1
	www.dmoz.ch /lexikon.cgi?sprache=en&q=Battle_of_Blore_Heath (978 words)

	James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley
		We know that in his early manhood he served as a soldier, and fought for King Henry V in the French campaigns of the early 15th century.
		Audley died sometime in the afternoon of September 23 1459, when he was slain at the Battle of Blore Heath.
		Audley was buried in Darley Abbey, north of Derby, about 40 miles away from Blore Heath.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/j/ja/james_tuchet__5th_baron_audley.html (198 words)

	Audley's Cross
		A cross sited in Blore Heath, Staffordshire to mark the spot on which James Touchet, Lord Audley was killed at the Battle of Blore Heath in 1459.
		A cross was erected on the spot where Audley was reported to have been killed after the battle, and replaced with the current stone cross in 1765, which was renovated in 1949 on the 500th anniversary of the battle.
		On this spot was fought the Battle of Blore Heath 1459.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/au/Audleys%20Cross.htm (123 words)

	Staffordshire Views - Theme Explorer
		Engraved account of the Battle of Blore Heath, in 1429, and a small illustration of the fight.
		It commemorates the Battle of Blore Heath, 1459.
		'The Battle of Hopton-Heath,' illustrating an attack on the Earl of Northampton, who is standing on foot in armour.
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