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	Extraordinary episode - This Is Herefordshire archive
		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.
		The battles of Ludford Bridge and Mortimer's Cross near Ludlow have been chronicled in a new book by Geoffrey Hodges, who lived near to the famous battlegrounds.
	archive.thisisherefordshire.co.uk /2001/06/13/58601.html (193 words)

	Boarder Battle -
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		Battle of Britain - Features PlayStation 2, PSone, Xbox, GameCube, GameBoy Advance, and PC news, reviews, previews, cheats, interviews, release dates, and more.
	battle.fdsv.com /index.php?k=boarder-battle (193 words)

	Subject Index Page 51. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		Mortimer, Roger de IV Mortimer's Cross, battle of
	www.bartleby.com /67/s51.html (193 words)

	Mortimer Country Holiday Accommodation Herefordshire and Shropshire
		Yet history is all around: Find out about the battle of Mortimer’s Cross (1461) which was one of the bloodiest in the Wars of the Roses.
		Named after the Mortimer family, who came with William the Conqueror and made the Wigmore area their power base for hundreds of years, the tranquillity of this lovely part of north Herefordshire gives few clues to its fascinating and turbulent history.
		However, people don't just come to Mortimer Country for what the area has to offer, rich and diverse though that undoubtedly is. Mortimer Country is also the perfect base for many annual events that attract internationally renowned artists and followers from all over the world.
	www.mortimercountry.co.uk (193 words)

	The Wargamer - 1000 Years of War in Review
		Edward of York again defeats Lancaster at the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross (1461), but is defeated at the second battle of St. Albans the same year, losing possession of nutty king Henry VI, who is recaptured in 1465 and imprisoned in the Tower of London.
		Battle of Verneuil (1424) is yet another loss for the combined forces of France and Scotland, this time at the hands of the Duke of Bedford.
		Battle of Krbava Field on September 9th 1493 finds Bosnian Sandzak-beg Hadum Jakub-pasa with some 8000 Akinci's was returning from a pillage expedition to Styria and Croatian Zagorj.
	www.wargamer.com /articles/1000y/1000y_p5.asp (1150 words)

	The Wargamer - 1000 Years of War in Review
		Edward of York again defeats Lancaster at the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross (1461), but is defeated at the second battle of St. Albans the same year, losing possession of nutty king Henry VI, who is recaptured in 1465 and imprisoned in the Tower of London.
		Battle of Verneuil (1424) is yet another loss for the combined forces of France and Scotland, this time at the hands of the Duke of Bedford.
		Battle of Krbava Field on September 9th 1493 finds Bosnian Sandzak-beg Hadum Jakub-pasa with some 8000 Akinci's was returning from a pillage expedition to Styria and Croatian Zagorj.
	www.wargamer.com /articles/1000y/1000y_p5.asp (1150 words)

	Untitled Document
		Edward defeated Owen Tudor and the Earl of Wiltshire at the Battle of Mortimers Cross on a battlefield not 2 miles from the castle.
		The rebellion was put down at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 when Henry IV forced the Percys of Northumberland into battle before Owain Glyn Dwr or Edmund de Mortimer could arrive to assist him.
		This infighting soon turned into open war and resulted in a defeat of the rebels at the Battle of Boroughbridge.
	www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk /castles/castlesdata_az/wigmore.htm (2609 words)

	The History of Mortimers Cross
		The Battle of Mortimers Cross signifies the historic period when the Yorkists came to the throne, but it was not Richard Mortimer who was crowned, but his elder son Edward.
		This War was part of a long struggle between the houses of “York” and “Lancaster” and lasted from the Battle of St Albans, 1455 until the Battle of Stoke, 1487.
		The Inn stands on the ancient Roman road of Watling Street, built in the first century AD, shortly after the invasion of AD 44.
	www.allnodcoms.com /previews/mci/history.htm (2609 words)

	TimeRef - Medieval History Timelines - 10 Year Overview
		Edward Earl of March, now the heir to the English throne, showed off his military skills at the Battle of Mortimer's Cross in Herefordshire.
		This was the bloodiest battle of the War of the Roses and was fought in a snowstorm at Towton in Yorkshire.
		The Yorkist army was split in two and during the battle sections of the Yorkists defected to the Queen's side.
	www.timeref.btinternet.co.uk /y101460.htm (1014 words)

	webGED: The Bement Family Data Page
		He defeated the Lancastrians in the Battle of Mortimer's Cross in 1461 and was acclaimed king by Parliament, which also declared Henry VI a usurper and traitor.
		In 1346 Edward accompanied his father on the English campaign in Normandy, and during the Battle of Crécy, when he was only 16, the prince won high acclaim for his command of the right wing of the English army.
		He participated in the Battle of Brunanburh in 937 and succeeded his half brother Athelstan as king in 939.
	www.bementfamily.com /webged/bement.wbg/wga27.html (1014 words)

	TimeRef - Medieval History Timelines - 10 Year Overview
		Edward Earl of March, now the heir to the English throne, showed off his military skills at the Battle of Mortimer's Cross in Herefordshire.
		This was the bloodiest battle of the War of the Roses and was fought in a snowstorm at Towton in Yorkshire.
		The Yorkist army was split in two and during the battle sections of the Yorkists defected to the Queen's side.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/y101460.htm (1014 words)

	Richard III Society: Shakespeare, Richard III, Timeline
		Edward of March defeats the Lancastrian army at the battle of Mortimer's Cross
		Queen Margaret's Lancastrian army defeats the Yorkists at the battle of Wakefield.
		Both commanders give their orations to their troops and the battle begins.
	www.r3.org /bookcase/shaksper/frontend.html (1014 words)

	webGED: The Bement Family Data Page
		He defeated the Lancastrians in the Battle of Mortimer's Cross in 1461 and was acclaimed king by Parliament, which also declared Henry VI a usurper and traitor.
		In 1346 Edward accompanied his father on the English campaign in Normandy, and during the Battle of Crécy, when he was only 16, the prince won high acclaim for his command of the right wing of the English army.
		During the Wars of the Roses, and following defeat in the Battle of Ludlow in 1459, Edward was driven from England by the Lancastrian king Henry VI.
	www.bementfamily.com /webged/bement.wbg/wga27.html (8149 words)

	Britannia Biographies: Richard 'the King-Maker' Neville, 8th Earl of Warwick
		He was beaten by it and fled to join March, who in the West had won the Battle of Mortimer's Cross.
		His father's death at the Battle of Wakefield left Warwick head of the Neville family and added to his castles the great Yorkshire strongholds of Middleham and Sheriff Hutton.
		In this capacity, the Earl of Warwick won for the Yorkists the first battle of the civil wars, at St. Albans, in 1455.
	www.britannia.com /bios/lords/warwick8rn.html (995 words)

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		Mortimer's Cross and St Albans II York’s son, the Earl of March, was in Wales raising troops.
		After he won the battle, he chose a golden sunburst as one of his badges, so that all who wore it would be identified as his men.
		The Second Battle of St Albans meant that the Lancasters would not be destroyed, despite the Yorkist victories.
	history.boisestate.edu /hy309/wotr/10.html (995 words)

	1461 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		February 2 - Battle of Mortimer's Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales.
		February 17 - Second Battle of St Albans - The Earl of Warwick's army is defeated by a Lancastrian force under Queen Margaret, who recovers control of her husband.
		March 29 - Battle of Towton - Edward IV defeats Queen Margaret to make good his claim to the English throne.
	www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1461 (995 words)

	Buckinghams Retinue: Stafford History
		The Battle of Mortimer's Cross, 2nd February 1461
		Edmund, 5th Earl of Stafford, commanded vanguard of Henry IV's army against Harry Hotspur, was killed during the battle.
		Also some conjecture as to the presence of a one John Stafford, who is recorded as slaying one Sir William Lucy after the Battle.
	www.bucks-retinue.org.uk /staffordhistory.html (305 words)

	The Federation of the Wars of the Roses - History Page
		Margaret's army rescued King Henry, whom Warwick had forced to take a place in the battle line, but Edward meanwhile secured a Yorkist victory at Mortimer's Cross, marched into London unopposed, and assumed the throne as Edward IV, London was panic-stricken but Queen Margaret, instead of driving forward to take the city, hesitated.
		Crushing his opponents at the Battle of Lose-Coat Field (March 12, 1470), Edward then discovered evidence that the rebellion had actually been instigated by Warwick and George, Duke of Clarence, for the purpose of showing that Edward could not control the kingdom.
		The three month period from late December 1460 through late March 1461was one of almost continual warfare, including the largest, bloodiest battle fought on English soil up to that time.
	homepages.shu.ac.uk /~conseal/history.htm (305 words)

	webGED: The Bement Family Data Page
		He defeated the Lancastrians in the Battle of Mortimer's Cross in 1461 and was acclaimed king by Parliament, which also declared Henry VI a usurper and traitor.
		In 1346 Edward accompanied his father on the English campaign in Normandy, and during the Battle of Crécy, when he was only 16, the prince won high acclaim for his command of the right wing of the English army.
		During the Wars of the Roses, and following defeat in the Battle of Ludlow in 1459, Edward was driven from England by the Lancastrian king Henry VI.
	www.bementfamily.com /webged/bement.wbg/wga27.html (8149 words)

	Wars of the Roses - Master Schedule
		10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Battle of Mortimer's Cross (Field Battle - HW, Siege, CA)
		All start times are dependant upon the conclusion of the preceding battle**.
		2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Battle** of Bosworth (Res.
	home.earthlink.net /~warsofroses/schedule.html (484 words)

	1461
		February 2 - Battle of Mortimer's Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales.
		February 17 - 2nd Battle of St. Albans - The Earl of Warwick's army is defeated by a Lancastrian force under Queen Margaret, who recovers control of her husband.
		Thought to be the bloodiest battle ever fought in England.
	www.worldwidewebfind.com /encyclopedia/en/wikipedia/1/14/1461.html (484 words)

	Wars of the Roses: Summary for Second St. Albans
		Here he waited for Edward's army, victorious at Mortimer's Cross, to join him.
		Richard "the Kingmaker" positioned his army at St. Albans located 20 miles northwest of London.
		Wars of the Roses: Summary for Second St. Albans
	www.warsoftheroses.com /WRBattleShell.cfm?bid=7 (484 words)

	Wars of the Roses: Summary for Second St. Albans
		Here he waited for Edward's army, victorious at Mortimer's Cross, to join him.
		Richard "the Kingmaker" positioned his army at St. Albans located 20 miles northwest of London.
		Wars of the Roses: Summary for Second St. Albans
	www.warsoftheroses.com /WRBattleShell.cfm?bid=7 (484 words)

	History.html
		But the Battle of Mortimer�s Cross, although a victory for the Yorkists had dire effects, firstly Owne Tudor, the Grandfather of the Future King Henry VII was killed in battle, and the battle itself delayed Edward�s army in meeting up with Warwick�s in London.
		t the second battle in September 1459, after four years of uneasy peace, the two armies met at the Battle of Blore Heath and again the Yorkists even though outnumbered two to one grasped a decisive victory over the Lancastrians although more Noble blood is spilt with the death of Lord Audley of the Lancastrians.
		Upon learning of this, the Lancastrian army, Set up defensive positions in Northampton when they met, the Battle of Northampton was bloody and during the middle of the battle one of the King�s trusted Lords Changed allegiance and attacked the King�s army in the flank.
	www.kingmaker-mod.com /History.html (484 words)

	Roses, Wars of the on Encyclopedia.com
		Margaret's army rescued the king from captivity in the second battle of St. Albans (Feb., 1461), but Edward meanwhile secured a Yorkist victory at Mortimer's Cross, marched into London unopposed, and assumed the throne as Edward IV.
		York was killed in this battle, and his claims devolved upon his son Edward, but Richard Neville, earl of Warwick, became the real leader of the Yorkist party.
		The opposing factions met (1455) at St. Albans—usually taken as the first battle of the Wars of the Roses.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/R/Roses-W1a.asp (484 words)

	AllRefer.com - house of Lancaster (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Thomas's brother, Henry, earl of Lancaster, 1281?–1345, was chief adviser to the young Edward III in getting rid of the dominance of the queen mother, Isabella, and her paramour, Roger de Mortimer, 1st earl of March.
		He tried unsuccessfully to drive the Despensers (see Despenser, Hugh le) from England, was defeated at the battle of Boroughbridge, and was beheaded for treason.
		Edmund's son Thomas, earl of Lancaster, 1277?–1322, led the baronial opposition to his cousin Edward II.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/L/LancastHs.html (504 words)

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	Extraordinary episode - This Is Herefordshire archive
		The battles of Ludford Bridge and Mortimer's Cross near Ludlow have been chronicled in a new book by Geoffrey Hodges, who lived near to the famous battlegrounds.
		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.
		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.
	archive.thisisherefordshire.co.uk /2001/06/13/58601.html (193 words)

	Event Announcement - War of Roses XXIV / King's and Queen's Champions of Arms UPDATED
		Size and number of bridges will be determined on site.), and the Battle of Mortimer's Cross (a Field Battle for 45 minutes with ressurection.
		The last 2 battles will include siege weapons and combat archery.), the Battle of Ludford Bridge (a bridge battle where the War point will be given to the winning side that wins 2 out of 3 battles.
		The last battle will include siege weapons and combat archery.
	www.eastkingdom.org /event-detail.html?eid=812&p=1 (1269 words)

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