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	Encyclopedia: Wars of the Roses
		After a Lancastrian victory at the Battle of Ludford Bridge, Edward the Earl of March (York's eldest son, later Edward IV of England), Salisbury, and Warwick fled to Calais.
		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 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.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Wars-of-the-Roses (9801 words)

	Battle of Ludford Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Ludford Bridge was the worst disaster suffered by the Yorkists during the early years of the Wars of the Roses.
		After the victory at the Battle of Blore Heath, the Yorkists marched towards Worcester.
		York was outnumbered by more than three to one, unsurprisingly that evening York, his two sons, along with Warwick and Salisbury fled from the battle that could not be won, to Calais and Ireland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Ludford_Bridge (236 words)

	List of battles (geographic) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
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		Battle of Niquitao - 1813 - Campaña Admirable
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	Read about Wars of the Roses at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Wars of the Roses and learn about Wars of the Roses ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Battle of Towton, near York, was the biggest battle of the Wars of the Roses thus far, and an estimated 80,000 men took part, with over 20,000 men killed, an enormous number for the time.
		Battle of Hedgeley Moor on the April 25 and the second at the
		Battle of Tewkesbury and Prince Edward of Westminster, the Lancastrian heir to the throne, was killed.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Wars_of_the_Roses (3777 words)

	To Prove a Villain -- The Real Richard III
		Battle of Ludford Bridge at Ludlow, between the Duke of York and the forces of Henry VI under his wife Queen Margaret of Anjou.
		Battle of Barnet, fought in a dense mist between Edward IV and the Earl of Warwick.
		Battle of Tewkesbury, between Edward IV and Margaret of Anjou and her son Edward of Lancaster.
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	Extraordinary episode - This Is Herefordshire archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The battle of Ludford Bridge in 1459 has been long forgotten by the people of Ludlow whose town was `shamefully pillaged and ravished by the victors' but had been trapped at the heart of the Wars of the Roses during the civil war of 1459 to 1461.
		And the Battle of Mortimer's Cross in 1461, known for being `obstinate, bloody and decisive', resulted in Edward, Earl of March and heir of the Mortimers, being proclaimed King of England in London on March 4.
		Ludford Bridge and Mortimer's Cross is published by Logaston Press at Woonton, Almeley and includes 30 illustrations.
	archive.thisisherefordshire.co.uk /2001/06/13/58601.html (193 words)

	Wars of the Roses explained (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		However, after a Lancastrian victory at the Battle of Ludford Bridge, March (York's eldest son Edward, later Edward IV of England), Salisbury and Warwick fled to Calais.
		At the Second Battle of St Albans the queen was able to win a victory, the Lancastrians' most decisive yet, and recapture King Henry who knighted thirty of the Lancastrian soldiers immediately after the battle.
		The remaining Lancastrian forces were destroyed at the Battle of Tewkesbury and Edward of Westminster, the Lancastrian heir to the throne, was killed.
	www.wordspider.net /wa/wars-of-the-roses.html (3859 words)

	Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion: Battles & Wars: L (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Battle caused by the baronial opposition to the Henry III, and led by Simon de Montfort.
		This was the biggest naval battle in history, involving 216 US warships, 2 Australian vessels, and 64 Japanese warships, and ended with the destruction of the Japanese navy The Americans lost 3 light carriers, 2 destroyers, 1 destroyer escort, and 200 aircraft.
		Battle early in the reign of Edward II at which his forces in Scotland, led by Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke, were defeated by Robert de Bruce.
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	Category:Battles of the Wars of the Roses - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		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"
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	Battle of Ludford Bridge - TheBestLinks.com - October 12, Wars of the Roses, York, 1459, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
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		Ludford Bridge, Battle of Ludford Bridge, October 12, Wars of the Roses, York...
		They quickly fell back to a fortified position at Ludford Bridge, after encountering a much larger Lancastrian force.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Ludford_Bridge.html (221 words)

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		Battle of Manzikert (Byzantine Empire), crushing defeat of Byzantine army led by the Emperor Romanus IV Diogenes inflicted by the Seljouks of Alp Arslan
		Battle of Aljubarotta (Portugal), victory for John, master of Avis, establishing him as king of Portugal.
		Battle of Arbedo (Italy), defeat of an invading Swiss army by Milanese forces.
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	Lord William Hastings of Leicestershire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Thus, he was at the side of the Duke when the latter was decisively defeated in 1459 at the Battle of Ludford Bridge by the Lancastrians.
		When the Duke was killed in the following year at the Battle of Wakefield, William immediately joined the household of the Duke's eldest son, Edward, Earl of March and it was this nobleman who was crowned Edward IV on 4 March 1461, that William was to serve for the rest of his life.
		The resulting battle ended in such a complete victory for Edward that the way was now open for him to rule without much opposition from the Lancastrians for the next few years: it was also open for William Hastings to enjoy the fruits of his steadfast loyalty to the Yorkist cause.
	www.leicesterandleicestershire.com /William_Hastings.htm (2284 words)

	The War of the Roses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		During the middle of the battle, Lord Grey, who commands a wing of the King's army, switches sides to the Yorkist cause.
		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.
		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)

	Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion: Battles & Wars: W (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		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.
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	The Company Ecorcheur Medieval Society
		His aim was to join battle with the Lancastrians and seize control of the king.
		Once battle raged they surrounded the Yorkists, cutting of their retreat, and within half an hour the Yorkists had been defeated and 2-3000 men lay dead.
		The next day, the 27 March, the Lancastrians regained the bridge but were repelled on the 28 Mar by the vanguard of Edward's army and a flanking attack by Lord Fauconburg.
	www.planetsimon.co.uk /ecorcheur_new/wars.htm (4015 words)

	Ecorcheur Online - the Wars of the Roses
		It is a period which encompasses the close of the 'Hundred Years War' between France and England, and the birth of a new era of knowledge and discovery, The Renaissance.
		After the Battle of Barnet, Edward returned to London where he learned of the landing of Margaret of Anjou and a Lancastrian expeditionary force at Weymouth on the 14 April.
		Significantly the Prince of Wales was killed either during the battle of during the rout thus ending the Lancastrian claim to the throne.
	www.planetsimon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /ecorcheur/wars.htm (3393 words)

	St Albans 1
		The battlelines were soon drawn for the first battle of the Wars of the Roses.
		That the battle took place at all was shocking to many people.
		Despite York's assurances that he had only the good of the kingdom at heart, he had taken up arms against his king, and was therefore deemed, by some, to be a traitor.
	www.fifteenthcentury.net /albans1.html (711 words)

	The 1450s
		The French defeat the English at the battle of Formigny in Normandy.
		Anne Neville, daughter of Richard, Earl of Warwick, and future wife of Edward of Lancaster and Richard III, is born at Warwick Castle.
		The Battle of Ludford Bridge - victory for Lancaster.
	www.fifteenthcentury.net /timeline6.html (480 words)

	BBC - Shropshire - History - The Battles of Blore Heath and Ludford Bridge 1459
		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.
		Unlike the location of the Battle of Shrewsbury, which remains open to debate, there is no doubt that historians have pinpointed the right place.
		There were many battles and skirmishes in the 30 year-long course of the Wars of the Roses.
	www.bbc.co.uk /shropshire/history/2003/09/blore_heath.shtml (918 words)

	Ludford Bridge - Eduseek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Subjects > History > History - 12+ > Conflict and War > 15th to 17th Century Conflicts > War of the Roses > Battles in the War of the Roses > Ludford Bridge
		Battle of Ludford Bridge (October 12th, 1459) -
		War of the Roses.com : Battle of Ludford Bridge -
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	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Escapes from the battle of Northampton & assembles a Lancastrian Army in the nth
		Defeats Henry & Margaret in a Battle for the throne
		Commands the Yorkists & is responsible for the 1st succesful phase of the battle
	badley.info /history/Wars-of-the-Roses.general.html (1753 words)

	Timeline 1450-1499
		The army of the Duke of York met the army of Queen Margaret at the Battle of St. Alban’s.
		The melee soon escalated into a major battle, during which the Hungarian commander, Janos Hunyadi, led a sudden assault that overran the Turkish camp, ultimately compelling the wounded Sultan Mehmet II to lift the siege and retreat.
		Edward, the 17-year-old prince of Wales, was killed at the battle of Tewkesbury.
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	Battle of Ludford Bridge -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Battle of Ludford Bridge -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		After the victory at the (additional info and facts about Battle of Blore Heath) Battle of Blore Heath, the (additional info and facts about Yorkists) Yorkists marched towards (A cathedral city in west central England on the River Severn) Worcester.
		They quickly fell back to a fortified position at Ludford Bridge in (additional info and facts about Shropshire) Shropshire, after encountering a much larger (A resident of Lancaster) Lancastrian force.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_ludford_bridge.htm (114 words)

	Articles - Wars of the Roses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Warwick failed to start raising an army soon enough and, without Edward's army to reinforce him, was caught off-guard by the Lancastrians'; early arrival at St Albans.
		At the Second Battle of St Albans the queen won the Lancastrians'; most decisive victory yet, and as the Yorkist forces fled they left behind King Henry, who was found unharmed under a tree.
		However, Henry's claim to the throne was through his mother, Margaret Beaufort, a descendant of Edward III, derived from John Beaufort, a grandson of Edward III's who was also the illegitimate son of John of Gaunt.
	www.wathcesa.com /articles/Wars_of_the_Roses (4066 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines - Medieval People Starting With N
		After the battle of Northampton the Yorkists gained power and George was made chancellor of England.
		On the other side of the battle, the Yorkists led by Richard were outflanking the Lancastrians and took the advantage, pushing their enemy back.
		When Oxford's men returned to the battle they were mistakenly fired upon by their fellow Lancastrians and fled.
	www.timeref.btinternet.co.uk /hprn.htm (1432 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The king sided with Somerset and this led to the two sides meeting in battle at St Albans on 22nd May. This was the first battle of the Wars of the Roses.
		During the battle the duke of Somerset, the earl of Northumberland and Lord Clifford were killed.
		The Yorkists were defeated and on 13th October the duke of York fled to Wales and the earls of Salisbury, Warwick and March fled to Calais.
	www.williamstanley.org /history/henryvi.html (1596 words)

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	An Early Modern Chronology, 1453-1715
		Battle of Blore Heath, 23 September - "Wars of the Roses" resume between Yorkists and Lancastrians
		Battle of Wakefield, Richard of York, Rutland and Salisbury killed, 30 December
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