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A History of the County of Hampshire
… in 1458, 166 and, being made prisoner at the battle of Towton, was beheaded in April 1461. 167 Lymington, with his …
A History of the County of Leicester
… appears that forces from Leicester supported Edward IV at Towton in 1461, 53 and certainly by 1462, when Edward was in …
A History of the County of York
… in 1340 and 1344; to this house the third earl, wounded at Towton, was brought to die in 1461. 96 In 1406 we also hear …
A History of the County of York
… in pursuit and on Palm Sunday defeated the Lancastrians at Towton. Henry VI and his queen barely escaped from York …
A History of the County of York
… Henry, Earl of Northumberland, killed at the battle of Towton in 1461, is said to be buried. The town house of the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… as Lord Dacre of Gillesland in 1459, but was killed at Towton in 1461 and was afterwards attainted. His brother …
A History of the County of Essex
… his own right heirs. 93 Lionel was killed at the battle of Towton in 1461. He was subsequently said to have held Gaynes …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… east side of the river, a short distance from its bank. Towton TOWTON, a township, in the parish of Saxton, Upper division … of the Yorkists and Lancastrians, which took place on Towton field, on Palm-Sunday, 1461, and is one of the most …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… with the members, in Darbyshire, and the manor of Towton in Nottss. remaining over, &c. 14 This John Lord Grey …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and Humphrey Dacre fought on the Lancastrian side at Towton in 1461; the former was killed and the estates and …