Palm Sunday Field

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Palm Sunday Field is an alternative name for the Battle of Towton, a major and notoriously bloody engagement of the Wars of the Roses in 15th-century England.

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Palm Sunday Field canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Towton Field ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Towton
alternateName Battle of Towton ⓘ
associatedWith Edward IV of England ⓘ
Henry VI of England ⓘ
belligerent House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
century 15th century ⓘ
combatant Lancastrian forces ⓘ
Yorkist forces ⓘ
commander Edward, Earl of March (later Edward IV of England) ⓘ
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset ⓘ
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland ⓘ
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ⓘ
conflict Wars of the Roses ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 29 March 1461 ⓘ
dayOfWeek Palm Sunday ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy consolidation of Yorkist rule under Edward IV ⓘ
hasApproximateDate late March 1461 ⓘ
hasCause dynastic struggle between House of York and House of Lancaster ⓘ
hasFeature fought in snow and high winds ⓘ
took place during a snowstorm ⓘ
ledTo deposition of Henry VI in favor of Edward IV ⓘ
location near Towton, North Yorkshire, England ⓘ
notableFor being one of the largest battles fought on English soil ⓘ
decisive role in securing the English crown for Edward IV ⓘ
exceptionally high casualties ⓘ
partOf Wars of the Roses ⓘ
precededBy Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ
region Northern England ⓘ
religiousContext named for occurring on Palm Sunday in the Christian calendar ⓘ
result decisive Yorkist victory ⓘ
significance turning point in the first phase of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
year 1461 ⓘ

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Battle of Towton → alsoKnownAs → Palm Sunday Field ⓘ