Edward IV landed at Ravenspur on the Humber on 14 March 1471, initially claiming only to seek his Duchy of York. He was admitted to York after this pretext and then declared his full royal claim. The march from the coast through a hostile Yorkshire population was the most dangerous phase of the campaign — a gamble comparable to Henry Tudor's 1485 landing.
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