Battle of Wakefield
1460 · Event
Margaret of Anjou's Lancastrian army kills Richard, Duke of York; his head is set above Micklegate Bar wearing a paper crown.
On these timelines: Wars of the Roses, Master, England, United Kingdom (combined), Women in history
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