A NATION TORN IN TWO
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.
2 BATTLE OF MORTIMER’S CROSS
WIGMORE, HEREFORDSHIRE
2 FEBRUARY 1461
Edward, Earl
