First Battle of St Albans

Quando

31 de mai. de 1455

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

51.75° N, 0.34° E

Description

1455 conflict

1455 opening battle of the Wars of the Roses

The First Battle of St Albans took place on 22 May 1455, at St Albans, 22 miles (35 km) north of London, and traditionally marks the beginning of the Wars of the Roses in England. Richard, Duke of York, and his allies, the Neville Earls of Salisbury and Warwick, defeated a royal army commanded by Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “The Wars of the Roses begin in England at the Battle of St Albans, as Richard, Duke of York, captures King Henry VI as a prisoner of war”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Mit der Schlacht von St Albans beginnen in England die Rosenkriege zwischen dem Haus York und dem Haus Lancaster”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Richard d'York, aidé par son beau-frère Warwick, se révolte (rose blanche) et vainc Edmond Beaufort (rose rouge) à la première bataille de St Albans”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte

• Wars of the Roses22 de mai. de 1455 · Guerra civil