'These Skeletons Reveal Horrific Injuries From The Battle of Towton' The Battle of Towton in 1461 has long held the distinction of being the largest and bloodiest battle on English soil. A decisive ...

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The protected area recognised as the site on which the Battle of Towton was fought has been extended. The battle in 1461 during the Wars of the Roses is reputed to have been the largest and bloodiest ...

THE soldier now known as Towton 25 had survived battle before. A healed skull fracture points to previous engagements. He was old enough—somewhere between 36 and 45 when he died—to have gained plenty ...

Parts of handheld guns have been found at a North Yorkshire battlefield which saw one of the bloodiest conflicts of the War of the Roses. A metal detectorist unearthed the fragments of the guns, ...

Archaeologists claim to have found the remains of a chapel built by Richard III after a 16-year search. The chapel, to commemorate the Battle of Towton (1461), was begun by Richard in 1483 but his ...

The Rockingham Arms, by the side of the A162 connecting Tadcaster and Ferrybridge, dominates the village of Towton (population just over 200), scene of the bloodiest battle in English history when in ...