Fought on March 29, 1461, the Battle of Towton was a key battle in a series of dynastic civil wars known as the War of the ...

The battle secured Edward of York's place as the King of England and he was formally crowned Edward IV in June 1461. This marked ... had either been killed at Towton or had fled England.

The other Yorkshire remains include a soldier discovered in a mass grave near the site of the Battle of Towton in 1461 during the Wars of the Roses. Also part of the exhibition are the remains of ...

The Yorkist king Edward IV won the throne of England in 1461 following the Battle of Towton. This was during the Wars of the Roses, when the crown moved between two factions called York and Lancaster.