Hexham, Battle of, Hexham, England, 1464

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Name (Latin)
Hexham, Battle of, Hexham, England, 1464
Coordinates
-2.1 -2.1 54.97 54.97 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing place name
Great Britain
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Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q1635231
Library of congress: sh2008009922
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Sadler, J. and Speirs, A. Battle of Hexham and its place, 2007:back cover (The Battle of Hexham took place on 15th May 1464 ... it was a decisive event in the series of complex medieval conflicts known as the Wars of the Roses)
  • The Oxford Companion to British History online, 19 Dec. 2008(Hexham, battle of, 1464)
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Wikipedia description:

The Battle of Hexham, 15 May 1464, marked the end of significant Lancastrian resistance in the north of England during the early part of the reign of Edward IV. The battle was fought near the town of Hexham in Northumberland. John Neville, later to be 1st Marquess of Montagu, led a modest force of 3,000-4,000 men, and routed the rebel Lancastrians. Most of the rebel leaders were captured and executed, including Henry Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, and Lord Hungerford. Henry VI, however, was kept safely away (having been captured in battle three times earlier), and escaped to the north. With their leadership gone, only a few castles remained in rebel hands. After these fell later in the year, Edward IV was not seriously challenged until the Earl of Warwick changed his allegiance from the Yorkist to the Lancastrian cause in 1469.

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