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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Richard,_Duke_of_York
gptkb:Henry_VI_of_England
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Yorkists gained control of the English crown
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gptkbp:armament
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Pikes
Longbows
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gptkbp:casualties
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Approximately 2,000
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Borough
gptkb:noble_title
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Edward,_Earl_of_March
gptkb:Richard,_Duke_of_York
gptkb:Henry_VI_of_England
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gptkbp:date
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22 May 1461
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Towton
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gptkbp:fought_in
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May 22, 1461
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of the dynastic struggle between the Yorks and Lancasters.
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Shifted power towards the Yorkists.
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Marked the rise of the Yorkist faction.
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gptkbp:historical_source
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Chronicles of the Wars of the Roses.
The Annals of England.
The Chronicles of Froissart.
The History of England by David Hume.
The History of the House of Lancaster.
The History of the House of York.
The History of the Kings of Britain.
The History of the Wars of the Roses.
The Paston Letters.
The Works of Thomas More.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of St Albans (1461)
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:Edmund_Beaufort,_Duke_of_Somerset
gptkb:Margaret_of_Anjou
gptkb:Henry_Beaufort,_Duke_of_Somerset
gptkb:Richard_Neville,_Earl_of_Warwick
gptkb:George,_Duke_of_Clarence
gptkb:John,_Lord_Talbot
gptkb:William_de_la_Pole,_Duke_of_Suffolk
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:St_Albans,_Hertfordshire,_England
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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Increased tensions between factions.
Capture of King Henry VI.
Strengthened the position of the Yorkist claim to the throne.
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gptkbp:outcome
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Decisive victory for the Yorkists.
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Wars_of_the_Roses
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_St_Albans_(1455)
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Tewkesbury
gptkb:Battle_of_Barnet
gptkb:Battle_of_Towton
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gptkbp:result
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Yorkist victory
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gptkbp:significance
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First major battle of the second phase of the Wars of the Roses
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of London
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gptkbp:tactics
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Flanking maneuvers
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gptkbp:type
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land battle
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