Second Battle of St Albans
1461 · Event
Margaret's northern army routs Warwick and recovers the captive Henry VI — but London shuts its gates against her plundering troops, and within weeks Edward IV is proclaimed king.
On these timelines: Wars of the Roses, England, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
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