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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Today in history: The Battle of Northampton, July 10 1460, Wars of the 🌹 Roses. Illustration by Graham Turner depicting the aftermath of the battle, & the surrender of Henry VI & Lancastrian forces, with Edward Earl of March kneeling to the captured Henry VI. This battle resulted in the capture of King Henry VI and the death of many important Lancastrian Nobles. The Lancastrians's Court was in Coventry at the time of the Yorkist rebels entering London. When news reached them, the Lancastrians moved south to Northampton to meet the rebels. The Yorkists led by the Earl of Warwick wanted to talk but the Lancastrians led by the Duke of Buckingham wanted to fight. Although the Lancastrians had less men than the Yorkists, they did have control of a stronger position. The Yorkists managed to defeat the Lancastrians due to a section of the Lancastrian army led by Lord Grey of Ruthin moving away allowing the Yorkists through. Orders were given that the King and ordinary men should be spared, while the knights and lords should be killed. When the fighting was over the casualties were light, but the Lancastrian leaders, Buckingham, Shrewsbury and Egremont were dead and the King was captured. 📌Fun Fact: King Henry VI was supposedly captured by an archer, Henry Monfourt. #England #warsoftheroses #yorkist #henryvi #medieval #knight #todayinhistory #longbowman