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  2. Battle of Towton - Wikipedia

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    Journalists lamented that people were ignorant of the Battle of Towton and of its significance. [100] According to English Heritage the battle was of the "greatest importance": it was one of the largest, if not the largest, fought in England and resulted in the replacement of one royal dynasty by another. [54] Hill expressed a different opinion.

  3. Humphrey Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre - Wikipedia

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    Humphrey Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre of Gilsland (c. 1424 – 30 May 1485), was an English soldier, Cumberland landowner and peer.. He remained loyal to the House of Lancaster when Henry VI was deposed by Edward IV and fought on the Lancastrian side at the Battle of Towton of 1461, after which he was attainted.

  4. Towton - Wikipedia

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    The 'Towton torcs' were acquired by the Yorkshire Museum in 2013. [4] The village is best known for the Battle of Towton, fought on Palm Sunday, 29 March 1461, during the Wars of the Roses. It was at this battle that Sir David Ap Mathew saved the life of Edward IV. Once King, Edward granted Sir David Ap Mathew permission to use 'Towton' on the ...

  5. Lionel Welles, 6th Baron Welles - Wikipedia

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    Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles, KG (c. 1406 – 29 March 1461) was an English peer who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Joint Deputy of Calais.He was slain fighting on the Lancastrian side at the Battle of Towton, and was attainted on 21 December 1461.

  6. Battlefield archaeology - Wikipedia

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    Battlefield archaeology was first used as part of a single study, in England, on the site of the Battle of Towton (AD1461). Begun in late 1996/early 1997 by battlefield archaeologist Tim Sutherland, as a part of his Ph.D research, the site of the battle has been studied extensively using geophysical surveys, metal detector surveys, aerial photographic analysis as well as multiple ...

  7. Baron Dacre - Wikipedia

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    Randolph Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre (d. 1461), killed at the Battle of Towton and buried in the churchyard of nearby All Saints' Church, Saxton, Yorkshire, where his inscribed chest tomb survives. [ 6 ] Barons Dacre (of Gilsland), third creation (1482)

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    The importance of the Battle of San Jacinto and Houston's role was never lost with the citizens of Texas. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...

  9. Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron Clifford - Wikipedia

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    He was killed in a skirmish at Ferrybridge on 28 March 1461, the day before the Battle of Towton. [5] Sir Roger Clifford, who married Joan Courtenay (born c.1447), the eldest daughter of Thomas Courtenay, 13th Earl of Devon, by Margaret Beaufort, the daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset.