A NATION TORN IN TWO
Nov 29, 2018
2 minutes
1 BATTLE OF WAKEFIELD
WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE
30 DECEMBER 1460
Richard, Duke of York travels north to intercept a Lancastrian force in Yorkshire. The duke takes a defensive position at Sandal Castle outside Wakefield but suddenly leaves and attacks the numerically superior Lancastrian army. York is defeated and killed, which is a severe blow to the Yorkist cause.
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