BattlefieldsLancastrian March South from Yorkshire — Great North Road 1461
Medieval

Lancastrian March South from Yorkshire — Great North Road 1461

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Yorkist
Forces
Yorkist forces
VS
Victor
Lancastrian
Forces
Margaret's army c.20,000-30,000
Outcome
Army reached Dunstable by early February 1461 and won Second St Albans on 17 February, but London refused entry and the army retreated northward
The Battle

History & Significance

After Second St Albans the Lancastrian army under Queen Margaret and Somerset marched south from Yorkshire along the Great North Road. Contemporaries reported widespread plundering through Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Hertfordshire, which alienated the southern population and stiffened London's resolve not to open its gates.

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