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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 (3941 words)

	Battle of Hedgeley Moor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Hedgeley Moor, 25 April 1464, was a battle of the Wars of the Roses.
		At Hedgley Moor in Northumberland he met a rebel force, consisting mainly of Lancastrians the King had pardoned, returned to their true colors.
		The battle begain with the normal exchange of archer fire between the two armies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Hedgeley_Moor (333 words)

	Wars of the Roses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		After the Battle of St Albans attempts were made to achieve a permanent settlement of the grievances which had given rise to the conflict, and for a while the compromise of 1455 seemed to enjoy some success.
		She gained a major success at the Battle of Wakefield on December 301460, when the army of the Duke of York and the Earl of Salisbury was destroyed.
		The remaining Lancastrian forces were destroyed at the Battle of Tewkesbury and Edward of Lancaster, the Lancastrian heir to the throne was killed.
	1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/w/wa/wars_of_the_roses.html (1689 words)

	Encyclopedia: Longbowman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The longbow decided a number of medieval battles fought by the English, the most significant of which was the Battle of Crecy and later the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War.
		The second surviving longbow comes from the armoury of the church in the village of Mendlesham in Suffolk, England and is believed to date either from the period of Henry VIII or Queen Elizabeth.
		The third bow comes from the Battle of Hedgeley Moor in 1464 during the War of the Roses.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Longbowman (2312 words)

	Wars Of The Roses Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The Battle of Towton, near York, was the biggest battle of the Wars of the Roses thus far.
		The first clash was at the Battle of Hedgeley Moor on the April 25 and the second at the Battle of Hexham on the May 15.
		Edward defeated Warwick at the Battle of Barnet in 1471.
	www.stardustmemories.com /encyclopedia/Wars_of_the_Roses (4402 words)

	Wars of the Roses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		After the Battle of St Albans attempts were made toachieve a permanent settlement of the grievances which had given rise to the conflict, and for a while the compromise of 1455seemed to enjoy some success.
		She gained a major success at the Battle of Wakefield on December 30, 1460, when the army of the Duke of York and the Earl ofSalisbury was destroyed.
		The remaining Lancastrian forces were destroyed at the Battle of Tewkesbury and Edward of Lancaster, the Lancastrian heir to the throne was killed.Henry VI was murdered shortly afterwards (14 May 1471), to strengthen the Yorkist hold onthe throne.
	www.therfcc.org /wars-of-the-roses-62663.html (1747 words)

	John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		Following his second release from imprisonment, he led the Yorkist forces in the north of England, defeating the Lancastrians at Hedgeley Moor and again at Hexham (both 1465).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Neville,_1st_Marquess_of_Montagu (317 words)

	TimeRef - Medieval History Timelines - 10 Year Overview
		On the morning of the battle three bright lights were seen in the sky.
		The Yorkist army was split in two and during the battle sections of the Yorkists defected to the Queen's side.
		This was the bloodiest battle of the War of the Roses and was fought in a snowstorm at Towton in Yorkshire.
	www.timeref.btinternet.co.uk /y101460.htm (1014 words)

	English Longbow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The sole contemporary account of the battle notes "that a few of thaim (the Scots) wer slaine with arrows, how be it the billes (spears with hooks on the head) did beat and hew thaim downe..." It is apparent that the law was passed because of the poor showing of the archers.
		It is reputed to have been used at the Battle of Hedgeley Moor (1464), during the War of the Roses.
		Unlike the Flodden and Hedgeley Moor Bows, we are sure of the age and use of these artifacts.
	web.tampabay.rr.com /dholden1/article.htm (2755 words)

	Famous Historic Battles
		The greatest battles fought by soldiers and warriors who have become infamous and immortal as a result of the great victories they achieved; their bravery, perseverance, determination, cunning, tactics, sacrifices and fortitude have written the stories of their battles and their names on the sand and winds of time.
		In 405 BC the whole remaining Athenian fleet of 180 triremes was captured in the Hellespont at the battle of Aegospotami.
		The Battle of Blenheim August 13, 1704 was a major battle in the War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-14.
	www.mystical-sites.stevenredhead.com /Warriors/battles.html (11518 words)

	War of the Roses Army List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Edward then brought the principal enemy force to battle at Tewkesbury, where a crippling blow was dealt to the Lancastrian cause with the death of Prince Edward, Henry’s only heir, on the field.
		With Richard’s death in battle, Tudor became Henry VII, and his hold on the crown was even more firmly secured with the defeat of a strangely mixed army of German mercenaries, Irish, and rebel English, gathered together to support an impostor.
		Commanders were forced to choose whether to stiffen their battle line, as was most common, or retain a powerful mounted force, as Richard III elected to do at Bosworth Field.
	www.inisfail.com /~ancients/wotr-list-v3.html (7257 words)

	Battle of Hedgeley Moor - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		In mid April, John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu was marching North to attend meetings with Scottish envoys at Newcastle.
		At Hedgley Moor he met a rebel force, consisting mainly of Lancastians the King had pardoned, returned to their true colors.
		Montagu then advanced across the 1,500 yards of moorland, only to be forced to halt and readjust his lines when the Lancastrian left flank, under Lord Roos and Hungerford, some 2,000 men falterd, broke and scatterd.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Battle_of_Hedgeley_Moor (249 words)

	Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion: Battles & Wars: H (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Battle on the Northumbrian border in which the forces of Edwin were defeated by those of Cadwallon and Penda.
		Battle fought in the Tamar valley, Cornwall, between Egbert and the Britons of Cornwall allied with the Danes.
		Battle between Edward the Elder, king of Wessex, and a force composed of Danes from Northumberland, and Edward's relative Æthelwold.
	members.aol.com /calderdale2/w353_h.html (730 words)

	Cross Border Battlefields - NORTH COUNTRY WEB
		Otterburn (1388) A moonlit battle fought between Harry Hotspur and a Scots raiding party led by Earl Douglas, is documented in the border tale of the Battle of Chevy Chase.
		News of the battle is mentioned in the opening scenes of Shakespeare's play Henry IV Hedgeley Moor (1464) Sir Ralph Percy was defeated by the House of York in this "Wars of the Roses" battle.
		Hexham (1464) Directly after Hedgeley Moor, the Lancastrian forces were finally defeated near Devil's Water, to the south of Hexham, bringing the four year war between the kings Henry VI of Lancaster and Edward IV of York followed shortly after when the Lancastrian fortress of Dunstanburgh Castle also fell to Edward IV.
	www.scottish-border.co.uk /battles.htm (546 words)

	Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Longbow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The longbow decided a number of medieval battles fought by the English, the most significant of which was the Battle of Crécy and later the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War.
		The last recored use of bows in an English battle seems to be a skirmish at Bridgnorth in October 1642 during the English Civil War.
		The second dates to the Battle of Flodden ("a landmark in the history of archery, as the last battle on English soil to be fought with the longbow as the principal weapon...") in 1513.
	www.upto11.net /generic_wiki.php?q=longbow (2707 words)

	The Lance and Longbow Society
		he battle of Hexham on 15th May 1464 brought to a close the phase of the Wars of the Roses that had begun in 1459 at Ludford Bridge.
		Neville's force met Somerset who was determined to stop them reaching the Scots at Hedgeley Moor on 25th April 1464 north west of Alnwick.
		Hedgeley Moor had been Somerset's second attempt to prevent Montagu reaching the Scots.
	www.lanceandlongbow.com /lls_article2pt1.html (802 words)

	The War of the Roses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The earl of Salisbury and York's son are captured and executed, marking the beginning of a less chivalrous form of warfare that lasted until the end of the wars.
		(1464) Battle of Hedgeley Moor: April 25, 1464 On his way to the border of Scotland to meet a group of envoys to discuss peace, John Neville (Lord Montague), brother of Warwick, clashes with a Lancastrian force of similar size.
		Battle of Losecote Field: At the defeat of his forces at the battle of Edgecote Moor, Edward waits for another opportunity to strike.
	guweb2.gonzaga.edu /faculty/wheeler/War_of_Roses.html (2745 words)

	Category:Battles of the Wars of the Roses - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		If you would like to participate, you can edit any article below, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks.
		This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Wars of the Roses (1455 – 1487).
		Articles in category "Battles of the Wars of the Roses"
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Battles_of_the_Wars_of_the_Roses (123 words)

	Wars of the Roses - InformationBlast
		With his victory, the Duke of York regained his position as Protector, and was also promised the succession by Henry, in place of his own son, much to the disgust of Henry's queen, Margaret of Anjou.
		At first appointed "Protector", he grew more ambitious and was at loggerheads with Henry's queen, Margaret of Anjou, especially after the birth of her son, Edward of Westminster.
		She gained a major success at the Battle of Wakefield on December 30, 1460, when the army of the Duke of York and the Earl of Salisbury was destroyed.
	www.informationblast.com /Wars_of_the_Roses.html (1601 words)

	De Kruisvaarders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Harold II is alleged to have died with an arrow in his eye, at the battle of Hastings, as depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry.
		After the battle, some chroniclers say that the battlefield looked as if it had snowed, such was the quantity of fletchings from the arrows in the ground.
		At the battle of Crecy in 1346, an English army which was mainly composed of English and Welsh bowmen under King Edward III inflicted a terrible defeat on a French host that greatly outnumbered them.
	groups.msn.com /DeKruisvaarders/algemeen.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=80&LastModified=4675431599602691476 (6254 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines
		The Yorkist army was split in two and during the battle sections of the Yorkists defected to the Queen's side.
		This was the bloodiest battle of the War of the Roses and was fought in a snowstorm at Towton in Yorkshire.
		In the battle known as Empingham (or Lose-Coat), Sir Robert was captured and confessed that the rebellion had been master-minded by the Earl of Warwick and the Duke of Clarence.
	www.timeref.com /hstt58.htm (4353 words)

	Encyclopedia: Longbow
		In the middle ages the English became famous for their use of Welsh archery, using their very heavy, long-ranged Welsh longbows to great effect against the French in the Hundred Years War (notably the battle of Agincourt).
		The Battle of Agincourt was fought on October 25, 1415, Saint Crispins Day, in northern France as part of the Hundred Years War.
		Though firearms supplanted bows in warfare, wooden or fiberglass composite longbows continue to be used by traditional archers and some tribal societies for recreation and hunting.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Longbow (1444 words)

	Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion: Battles & Wars: W (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		See Battle of Barnet, Battle of Bosworth, Edward IV, Siege of Harlech, Battle of Hedgeley Moor, Henry VI, Battle of Hexham, Battle of Ludford Bridge, Margaret of Anjou, Battle of Northampton, Battle of Saint Albans, Battle of Tewkesbury, Battle of Towton, Battle of Wakefield, Warwick, the Kingmaker
		Battle during the Anarchy in which Empress Matilda's forces, then besieging Wolvesey castle in Winchester, was defeated by King Stephen's relief force.
		Battle fought at the now unknown Winwaed, a stream near Leeds, between Oswiu, king of Bernicia, and Penda, king of Mercia.
	members.aol.com /calderdale2/w353_w.html (1497 words)

	St Albans - The First Battle of St Albans and the Wars of the Roses
		The battle became a route and most of the nobles on the Lancastrian side were slain, including Sumerset who is said to have been cut down by Warwick himself.
		In the battle 800 men were said to have fallen on the Lancastrian side including: the Duke of Sumerset, the Earls of Stafford and Northumberland, Thomas, Lord Clifford of Skipton, Sir Robert Vere, Sir William Chaimberlain, Sir Richard Fortesque, Sir Ralf Ferriers, Sir Bertine Entwisle and many more esquires and gentlemen.
		Sir Bertine was mortally wounded in the shoulder on the day of the battle and died 6 days later on the 28th of May 1455.
	www.entwistlefamily.org.uk /1st_battle_of_st_albans.htm (1612 words)

	Battle of Hexham, 15 May 1464 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Battle in the War of the Roses between a Yorkist army led by Lord Montagu and a Lancastrian one led by Henry Beaufort, 3rd duke of Somerset.
		The Yorkists were defeated, and Somerset was executed after the battle.
		This and Hedgeley Moor ended resistance to Edward IV.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/battles_hexham.html (47 words)

	Touring Northumberland Battlefields on Britannia: Otterburn
		Douglas was killed but the English were routed, 3,000 of their men killed and Percy captured.
		Today there is a small car park with display boards to explain the battle's progress and nearby sits Percy's Cross amongst the trees.
		It was made from an old fireplace and erected by a local farmer who didn't want the Duke of Northumberland to do the same and therefore have some sort of claim on his land.
	www.britannia.com /tours/batnorthumb/otterburn.html (221 words)

	The Battle of Hedgley Moor
		The Battle of Hedgley Moor (by Steve Schifani)
		The battle of Hedgeley Moor occurred just three short years after the devastating Lancastrian loss at Towton.
		Somerset's army was deployed for battle, with Sir Ralph Percy being the most enthusiastic supporter of facing his Neville rival.
	members.shaw.ca /kblackley/hedgley.htm (874 words)

	War of the Roses, Battle of Bosworth
		Military art print of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth during the War of the Roses.
		Edward IV rallied his Yorkist army at the battle of Tewksbury captured Queen Margaret, and Killed The Young Edward (son of King Henry and Queen Margaret).
		In the Final battle of the Civil war in 1485 at Bosworth, King Richard was killed and the throne was taken by The earl of Richmond King Henry VII.
	www.military-art.com /dhm255.htm (870 words)

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