Following their victory at Towton in 1461, The House of York continued to triumph. By 1470, however, relations between Edward and his lieutenant, Eari of Warwick, had broken down and Warwick had joined the Lancastrian cause. On 14 April 1471 at Barnet, Edward defeated and killed Warwick. On the same day Henry VI's wife and son, Queen Margaret and Prince Edward, landed at Weymouth. Learning of the disaster, they united with Warwick's army and made a stand at Tewkesbury. Edward IV bombarded Somerset's division, who reacted with a surprise attack on the Yorkist line. However, Edward IV counterattacked and routed Somerset's men. The Lancastrians fled. This title examines how, after Tewkesbury, the Lancastrian cause had been virtually wiped out.
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This work shows that Tewkesbury led to the execution of many of the key Lancastrian leaders, the capture of Queen Margaret and the death of Henry VI in the Tower of London. King Edward IV's decisive Yorkist victory virtually extinguished the Lancastrian cause.
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Introduction - Chronology - Origins of the Campaign - The Commanders - Opposing Forces - The Pursuit to Tewkesbury - The Battle - Aftermath - The Battlefield today - Further Reading - Index
<b>Alongside illustrations and battle maps, Christopher Gravett details the climactic events of 1471 and the battle that virtually extinguished the Lancastrian cause.</b>

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781841765143
Publisert
2003-10-22
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
364 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
G, UU, UP, P, 01, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96

Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Christopher Gravett is Senior Curator of armour at the Tower Armouries, and a recognised authority on the arms, armour and warfare of the medieval world. His previous Osprey titles include Landmarks: 'The Norman Conquest', Warrior I: 'Norman Knight 950-1204 AD' and Campaign 66: 'Bosworth 1485'. Graham Tumer was born in Harrow in 1964, the son of the respected aviation artist Michael Tumer. Graham has been a freelance artist since 1984, specialising in historical and military subjects, particularly of the medieval period, and has illustrated numerous Osprey titles.