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#OnThisDay 1485 Lancastrian contender for the crown Henry Tudor defeats Richard III Yorkist forces, concluding the Wars of the Roses at the Battle of Bosworth, establishing the Tudor dynasty on the English throne. Books on the Wars of the Roses can be found shelved at 942
#OTD in 1460: Battle of #Wakefield, Richard of #York is defeated and executed by a #Lancastrian army under Queen Margaret. York was the King’s heir displacing Margaret’s own son from the throne; York’s son, the Earl of March becomes the leader of Yorkist faction. #WarsoftheRoses
23 September 1459. The Yorkists defeated the Lancastrians at the Battle of Blore Heath in the first major battle of Wars of the Roses. At least 2,000 Lancastrians were killed, with the Yorkists losing nearly 1,000 men.
A ittle snapshot of what happened #OTD in history..
* 1471 the Yorkists beat the Lancastrians in the battle of Barnet
* 1865 President Lincoln was assassinated
* 1894, publication of the Kinetoscope by Thomas Edison - first moving pictures
* 1912 the Titanic strikes an iceberg
17 February 1461. In the 2nd Battle of St. Albans, the Lancastrians defeated the Yorkists in the ongoing War of The Roses. The victors released Henry VI, who had been the Earl of Warwick’s prisoner. However, the Lancastrians ultimately failed to take advantage of their victory.
23 September 1459. The Yorkists defeated the Lancastrians at the Battle of Blore Heath in the first major battle of Wars of the Roses. At least 2,000 Lancastrians were killed, with the Yorkists losing nearly 1,000 men.
#EdwardIV is #24 on the #HistoryHot100 list by @BBCHistoryMag. Visit #BloodRoyal to learn more about the #Yorkist claim to the crown.