siege, medieval
Siege of the Tower of London
Siege of the Tower of London was a siege conducted in 1460 at London, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Yorkist victory.
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Record
| Date | 1460 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | London, United Kingdom 51.508N, 0.076W | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Londinium AD 60, 1.1 km NW
- Siege of Sidney Street 1911, 1.8 km NE
- Iranian Embassy Siege 1980, 6.7 km W
- Battle of Barking Creek 1939, 11 km E
- Battle of Turnham Green 1642, 13 km W
Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between AD 60 and 1980.
Elsewhere in 1460
- Battle of Wakefield United Kingdom
- Battle of Northampton United Kingdom
- Siege of Trebizond in 1461 Turkey
- Battle of Worksop United Kingdom
- Battle of Baziaș Romania
Siege of the Tower of London is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q104882444, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of the Tower of London (1460), revision 1370787677, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.