It should have been the battle that ended Richard of York's rebellions. With the Yorkists politically destroyed and the estates confiscated, all that remained was to carry out the punishment for treason - death. On 10 July 1460 King Henry VI and his army waited for the Yorkists in a heavily fortified camp in fields outside Northampton. However, they did not count on the treachery of Lord Grey of Ruthin. For the first time, this is the full story of the Battle of Northampton which took place during the turbulent period now known as the Wars of the Roses. It was the first and only time that a...
It should have been the battle that ended Richard of York's rebellions. With the Yorkists politically destroyed and the estates confiscated, all that ...
