At the Battle of Mortimer's Cross in February 1461, the Lancastrian force included Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor commanding Welsh contingents. Owen Tudor — secret husband of Henry V's widow Catherine of Valois and grandfather of the future Henry VII — was captured after the battle and executed at Hereford marketplace. He reportedly could not believe until the last moment that he would be killed given his royal connections. His death was a blow to Welsh Lancastrian loyalism.
Owen Tudor executed; heavy Welsh Lancastrian losses
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