Battles in History

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Wars of the Roses, the "Battle" of Ludford Bridge, October 12, 1459

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Wars of the Roses, the battle of Northampton, July 10, 1460



Start at 1:39 to avoid inane babble and bullshit.
Remember that religion is at the heart of Middle Ages society. This battle gives a GREAT example of the power of religion over the people...

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Wars of the Roses, the Battle of Wakefield, December 30, 1460







Here is a short article with a map of the forces involved in the battle:

https://www.military-history.org/featur ... efield.htm

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Wars of the Roses, the Battle of Mortimer's Cross, February 2, 1461




Here is a link that contains a map of troop arrangements on the battlefield:
https://www.britishbattles.com/wars-of- ... ers-cross/

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Wars of the Roses, 2nd Battle of St. Albans, February 17, 1461


An article from the St. Albans & Hertfordshire Architectural & Archaeological Society
https://www.stalbanshistory.org/categor ... -st-albans

From a link inside the previous link that includes an article with maps of troop movements
https://www.stalbanshistory.org/wp-cont ... ressed.pdf

Its strange that the 2nd battle was much larger than the first but he 1st battle gets much more coverage and remembrance.

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Wars of the Roses, the Battle of Towton, March 29, 1461

This one is especially interesting for a few reasons: weather played an important role, the significant number of casualties, and a Call of Cthulhu game at NTXRPG will be set in the immediate aftermath of the battle.

Cool video with some history and backstory as to how the Hundred Years War contributed to the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses. Definitely worth watching!


Another video that doesn't deal with the history leading up to the battle


And another video


Wikilink
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Towton

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Since the Bonecollectors CoC adventure at NTXRPG con occurs after the battle of Towton, I bumped this for a refresher viewing...