Battle of Northampton (1460)
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The Battle of Northampton (1460) was a key engagement in the Wars of the Roses in which Yorkist forces decisively defeated the Lancastrians, leading to the capture of King Henry VI and a major shift in political power.
All labels observed (2)
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| Battle of Northampton (1460) canonical | 6 |
| Battle of Northampton | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8089536 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Northampton (1460) Context triple: [Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, battle, Battle of Northampton (1460)]
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Battle of Wakefield
The Battle of Wakefield was a major engagement of the Wars of the Roses in 1460, in which the Lancastrian forces decisively defeated and killed Richard, Duke of York, shifting the balance of power in favor of the Lancastrian cause.
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Battle of Barnet
The Battle of Barnet was a decisive 1471 engagement of the Wars of the Roses in which the Yorkist forces under Edward IV defeated and killed the powerful kingmaker Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, helping to secure Yorkist control of the English throne.
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Battle of Hexham
The Battle of Hexham was a decisive 1464 engagement in the Wars of the Roses in which Yorkist forces crushed the Lancastrians in Northumberland, effectively ending organized Lancastrian resistance in northern England.
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D.
Siege of York
The Siege of York was a major 1644 engagement of the English Civil War in which Parliamentarian and Scottish forces encircled the Royalist stronghold of York, culminating in the decisive Battle of Marston Moor.
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Battle of Shrewsbury
The Battle of Shrewsbury was a pivotal 1403 conflict in the English Midlands between King Henry IV and rebel forces led by Henry "Hotspur" Percy, marking a key moment in the struggle for control of the English crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Northampton (1460) Target entity description: The Battle of Northampton (1460) was a key engagement in the Wars of the Roses in which Yorkist forces decisively defeated the Lancastrians, leading to the capture of King Henry VI and a major shift in political power.
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A.
Battle of Wakefield
The Battle of Wakefield was a major engagement of the Wars of the Roses in 1460, in which the Lancastrian forces decisively defeated and killed Richard, Duke of York, shifting the balance of power in favor of the Lancastrian cause.
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B.
Battle of Barnet
The Battle of Barnet was a decisive 1471 engagement of the Wars of the Roses in which the Yorkist forces under Edward IV defeated and killed the powerful kingmaker Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, helping to secure Yorkist control of the English throne.
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C.
Battle of Hexham
The Battle of Hexham was a decisive 1464 engagement in the Wars of the Roses in which Yorkist forces crushed the Lancastrians in Northumberland, effectively ending organized Lancastrian resistance in northern England.
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D.
Siege of York
The Siege of York was a major 1644 engagement of the English Civil War in which Parliamentarian and Scottish forces encircled the Royalist stronghold of York, culminating in the decisive Battle of Marston Moor.
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E.
Battle of Shrewsbury
The Battle of Shrewsbury was a pivotal 1403 conflict in the English Midlands between King Henry IV and rebel forces led by Henry "Hotspur" Percy, marking a key moment in the struggle for control of the English crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
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Input
Subject: Battle of Northampton (1460) Description of subject: The Battle of Northampton (1460) was a key engagement in the Wars of the Roses in which Yorkist forces decisively defeated the Lancastrians, leading to the capture of King Henry VI and a major shift in political power.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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the Kingmaker
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