BattlefieldsGreat North Road Skirmish at Royston 1461
Medieval

Great North Road Skirmish at Royston 1461

1461
England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Yorkist local forces and scouts
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Lancastrian vanguard under Trollope
Outcome
Minor Yorkist delaying action; Lancastrian advance continued southward
The Battle

History & Significance

Yorkist scouts and local levies skirmished with the Lancastrian vanguard at Royston during the northern army's march south before Second St Albans. The skirmish slowed the Lancastrian advance and gave warning to Warwick of the army's approach.

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