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	War of the Roses
		Following the death of the Earl of Warwick at the battle of Barnet in 1471, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was granted the Lordship of Middleham in Yorkshire.
		In the Final battle of the Civil war in 1485 at Bosworth, King Richard was killed and the thrown was taken by The Earl of Richmond King Henry VII.
		The centre of the battle (as depicted here) was fought at close quarters, a mass of struggling knights and men at arms with comrade fighting comrade, their vision of the battle obscured by mist.
	www.medieval-art.com /war_of_the_roses.htm (3479 words)

	TOY, C. H. - LoveToKnow Article on TOY, C. H. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		At the battle of the Heights of Abraham the command, on the death of Wolfe and the wounding of Monckton, devolved upon Towns-hend, whose over-caution for a time imperilled the success of the British arms.
		of Tad-caster, the scene of a battle fought on Palm Sunday, the 2gth of March 1461, between the armies of York and Lancaster.
		The party of Lancaster had lately won the battle of St Albans, but, unable to gain admission into London, and threatened by the approach of Edward the young duke of York from the west of England, was compelled to fall back northward.
	www.1911ency.org /T/TO/TOY_C_H_.htm (1743 words)

	The Battle of Ferry Bridge 1461
		On 27 March the Earl of Warwick (leading the vanguard) forced a crossing at Ferrybridge, bridging the gaps (the Lancastrians having previously destroyed it) with planks.
		After the battle Edward arrived with his main army and together Warwick and Edward returned to the bridge to find it in ruins.
		The Battle of Blore Heath 23 September 1459
	www.wars-of-the-roses.com /content/battles/ferry_bridge.htm (350 words)

	Buckinghams Retinue - Ferrybridge 1461
		Ferrybridge was a relativly small engagement, which could be said to be the opening engagement of the bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil.
		On March 28th 1461, after leading his army north the vanguard of Edward IV's army engaged a larger Lancastrian force at Ferrybridge; the Yorkists were forced to retreat and their leader, Lord Fitzwalter, was killed.
		The battle of Ferrybridge had ended with a Yorkist victory, the next day the Lancastrians would attempt to salvage a victory at Towton....
	www.bucks-retinue.org.uk /content/view/112/130 (122 words)

	Mediaeval Battles - Towton
		The Battle of Haslewood and the Death of the Earl of Northumberland
		The revolt came to the issue of battle at Shrewsbury, on the 21st July, 1403, when Percy and Douglas penetrated the centre of the royal army, and Hotspur, casting up the ventaille of his helmet, was shot in the brain by an arrow, and fell in the press.
		Judging from appearances, the results of this battle were the most decisive that could be wished for; nothing but the entire prostration of the one party and the complete triumph of the other could be predicted from it.
	www.oldtykes.co.uk /medbatt.htm (16256 words)

	Studio 88 Limited The Battle of Ferrybridge
		Battle of Ferrybridge - 22"x 17" Giclée Print(Reference #Gic-G114-M)
		Lord Clifford's men try to stop the Yorkist army from crossing the broken bridge over the River Aire.
		Battle of Ferrybridge - 16"x 12" Giclée Print(Reference #Gic-G114-S)
	www.studio88.co.uk /acatalog/The_Battle_of_Ferrybridge.html (88 words)

	CLIFFORD - Online Information article about CLIFFORD
		It is, however, practically certain that York was slain during the battle, and not afterwards like his son.
		Clifford was killed at Ferrybridge on the 28th of March 1461, and was afterwards attainted.
		London, and he fought at the battle of See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /CHR_CLI/CLIFFORD.html (1011 words)

	Timeline
		1461 Battle of Ferrybridge, Wars of the Roses
		1965 Ferrybridge C Power Station cooling towers are destroyed in high winds
		Knottingley and Ferrybridge Online are publishers of The Digest magazines devoted to the market town of Pontefract and to the town of Knottingley and Ferrybridge.
	www.knottingley.org /history/timeline.htm (242 words)

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