Siege of London (1471)

Name: Siege of London (1471)
Start: 1471-05-21
End: 1471-05-24

21 May 1471 – 24 May 1471 · 51.51° N, 0.13° W

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When: 21 May 1471 – 24 May 1471
Kind: Siege
Coordinates: 51.51° N, 0.13° W
Description: battle during the War of the Roses

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Siege of London (1471)

Battle during the War of the Roses

The siege of London was an episode of the Wars of the Roses between 12 and 15 May 1471, in which adherents of the House of Lancaster commanded by Thomas Neville unsuccessfully attempted to storm the city and free King Henry VI, who had been imprisoned in the Tower of London by his rival Edward IV of the House of York.

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Wars of the Roses22 May 1455 · Civil war

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