Margaret of Anjou's finest hour — and Warwick's worst. Her northern army outflanked Warwick's elaborate prepared defences and routed him. Henry VI was found sitting under an oak tree with two knights who had been sworn to protect him. The victory was complete, yet Margaret could not follow through: London refused to open its gates to her "northerners," fearing pillage. Edward of March raced south, entered London, and was proclaimed king.
Several Yorkist lords killed or captured
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