Atlas of Battles

war, 22 engagements

Battles of the Wars of the Roses

The atlas places 22 engagements of the Wars of the Roses (1455 to 1487): 20 battles, 1 siege and 1 naval action across 2 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (21), Ireland (1). The most widely documented: Battle of Bosworth Field, Battle of Towton, Battle of Tewkesbury, First Battle of St Albans, Battle of Barnet.

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Battle of Blore HeathBattle of Ludford BridgeBattle of Sandwich (1460)Battle of NorthamptonBattle of WorksopBattle of Mortimer's CrossSecond Battle of St AlbansBattle of FerrybridgeBattle of TuthillBattle of HexhamBattle of EdgcoteBattle of Losecoat FieldSiege of London (1471)Battle of Stoke FieldFirst Battle of St AlbansBattle of WakefieldBattle of TowtonBattle of BarnetBattle of TewkesburyBattle of Bosworth FieldFirst Battle of St AlbansBattle of WakefieldBattle of TowtonBattle of BarnetBattle of TewkesburyBattle of Bosworth FieldDublinBirminghamManchesterBelfastNewcastleCardiffLiverpoolNottinghamMiddlesbroughStoke200 km53.239N, 1.965W
22 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1455: 1 engagements1459: 3 engagements1460: 3 engagements1461: 5 engagements5 in 14611462: 1 engagements1464: 2 engagements1469: 1 engagements1470: 1 engagements1471: 3 engagements1485: 1 engagements1487: 1 engagements14551487
22 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

First Battle of St Albans, 1455Battle of Blore Heath, 1459Battle of Ludford Bridge, 1459Battle of Sandwich (1460), 1459Battle of Northampton, 1460Battle of Worksop, 1460Battle of Wakefield, 1460Battle of Mortimer's Cross, 1461Second Battle of St Albans, 1461Battle of Ferrybridge, 1461Battle of Towton, 1461Battle of Tuthill, 1461Battle of Piltown, 1462Battle of Hedgeley Moor, 1464Battle of Hexham, 1464Battle of Edgcote, 1469Battle of Losecoat Field, 1470Battle of Barnet, 1471Battle of Tewkesbury, 1471Siege of London (1471), 1471Battle of Bosworth Field, 1485Battle of Stoke Field, 148714551487
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
22 May 1455First Battle of St AlbansSt Albans, United KingdomYorkist victory; Beginning of the War of the Roses
23 September 1459Battle of Blore HeathBlore Heath, United KingdomYorkist victory
12 October 1459Battle of Ludford BridgeLudlow, United KingdomLancastrian victory
December 1459Battle of Sandwich (1460)Sandwich, United KingdomYorkist victory
10 July 1460Battle of NorthamptonNorthampton, United KingdomYorkist victory
16 December 1460Battle of WorksopWorksop, United KingdomLancastrian victory
30 December 1460Battle of WakefieldWakefield, United KingdomLancastrian victory
2 February 1461Battle of Mortimer's CrossHerefordshire, United KingdomYorkist victory
17 February 1461Second Battle of St AlbansSt Albans, United KingdomLancastrian victory
28 March 1461Battle of FerrybridgeFerrybridge, United KingdomIndecisive
29 March 1461Battle of TowtonTowton, United KingdomYorkist victory
16 October 1461Battle of TuthillCaernarfon, United Kingdom
1462Battle of PiltownPiltown, IrelandYorkist victory
25 April 1464Battle of Hedgeley MoorHedgeley Moor, United KingdomYorkist victory
15 May 1464Battle of HexhamHexham, United KingdomDecisive Yorkist victory
26 July 1469Battle of EdgcoteNorthamptonshire, United KingdomRebel victory
12 March 1470Battle of Losecoat FieldEmpingham, United KingdomYorkist victory
14 April 1471Battle of BarnetBarnet, United KingdomYorkist victory
4 May 1471Battle of TewkesburyTewkesbury, United KingdomYorkist victory
1471Siege of London (1471)London, United KingdomYorkist victory
22 August 1485Battle of Bosworth FieldAmbion Hill, United KingdomVictory for the House of Tudor and their allies; Final overthrow of...
16 June 1487Battle of Stoke FieldEast Stoke, United KingdomTudor victory; End of the Wars of the Roses

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Wars of the Roses (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.