Richard Duke of York sallied from Sandal Castle into a superior Lancastrian force and was killed with his seventeen-year-old son the Earl of Rutland. Lord Clifford ('the Butcher') killed Rutland after quarter had been promised. York's head was placed on the gates of the city bearing a paper crown. The defeat galvanised his son Edward, who avenged his father three months later at Towton. The battle is one of the most dramatic Yorkshire engagements of the Wars of the Roses.
Duke of York, Earl of Rutland, and 2,500+ Yorkists killed
This battlefield is listed on the Register of Historic Battlefields — a national designation identifying Britain's most significant battle sites for protection and further research. Reference: BOE31.
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