2018
SE4738 : Field of Barley - The Yorkist Lines
taken 6 years ago, near to Saxton, North Yorkshire, England
Field of Barley - The Yorkist Lines
Battle of Towton
The Battle of Towton took place on the 29th March 1461 during the civil conflict known nowadays as the War of the Roses.
It has the grim distinction of being probably the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on British soil.
It continued for 10 hours between an estimated 50,000 soldiers in a snowstorm on Palm Sunday.
3% to 4% of the English population perished in one day.
A decisive victory for the House of York confirmed Edward IV as King of England having recently replaced the hapless Lancastrian Henry VI