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_of_York
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Increased tensions between factions
Yorkists gained control of the English government
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gptkbp:casualties
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Approximately 2,000
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:Borough
gptkb:noble_title
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gptkbp:date
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May 22, 1455
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gptkbp:fought_in
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open ground
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Conflict between the Yorkists and Lancastrians
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:John_Talbot,_Earl_of_Shrewsbury
gptkb:Thomas_Stanley,_1st_Earl_of_Derby
gptkb:Cecily_Neville
gptkb:Anne_Neville
gptkb:Edward_IV_of_England
gptkb:Margaret_Beaufort
gptkb:Margaret_of_Anjou
gptkb:Richard_III_of_England
gptkb:Henry_Beaufort,_Bishop_of_Winchester
gptkb:Elizabeth_Woodville
gptkb:Richard_Neville,_Earl_of_Warwick
gptkb:George,_Duke_of_Clarence
gptkb:William_de_la_Pole,_Duke_of_Suffolk
Lancastrian supporters
Yorkist supporters
Henry VI's supporters
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Influenced the course of English history
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Set the stage for future conflicts in the Wars of the Roses
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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First Battle of St. Albans
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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Approximately 2,000 Lancastrians
Approximately 3,000 Yorkists
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Memorials in St Albans
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gptkbp:landscape
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Flat terrain
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gptkbp:leadership
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gptkb:Richard,_Duke_of_York
gptkb:Edmund_Beaufort,_Duke_of_Somerset
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gptkbp:legacy
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Symbol of the Yorkist claim to the throne
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:St_Albans,_Hertfordshire,_England
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Surprise attack
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:Richard,_Duke_of_York
gptkb:Henry_VI_of_England
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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:primary_source
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Chronicles of the time
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Tewkesbury
gptkb:Battle_of_Barnet
gptkb:Battle_of_Towton
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_St._Albans
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gptkbp:result
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Yorkist victory
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gptkbp:significance
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gptkb:First_major_battle_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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