Towton 1461: The Anatomy of a Battle

by Andrew Boardman and Andrew W. Boardman

The definitive account of this medieval battle Palm Sunday 1461 was the date of a ruthless and bitterly contested battle, fought by two massive medieval armies on an exposed Yorkshire plateau for the prize of the crown of England. This singular engagement of the Wars of the Roses has acquired the auspicious title of the longest, biggest and bloodiest battle ever fought on British soil. But what drove the contending armies of York and Lancaster to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750998970
• ISBN13: 9780750998970
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 288 Pages