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First Battle of St Albans

The First Battle of St Albans took place on 22 May 1455, at St Albans, 22 miles (35 km) north of London, and traditionally marks the beginning of the Wars of the Roses in England. Richard, Duke of York, and his allies, the Neville Earls of Salisbury and Warwick, defeated a royal army commanded by Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset.

First Battle of St Albans
First Battle of St Albans · James Henry Ramsay (1859–1925) [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1455
Where
St Albans
Era
Early Modern

Topics

United Kingdom43 CE – todayKingdom of England895 CE – 1707

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Before and after

Wars of the Roses1455 – 1487Siege of Belgrade1456Show on timeline

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