Battle of Towton, 1461

The National Heritage List for England records Battle of Towton, 1461 as a registered battlefield. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian forces on 29 March 1461, the Battle of Towton was a decisive engagement in the Wars of the Roses. The Yorkist victory secured Edward IV's claim to the English throne, marking a turning point in the war and leading to nearly two decades of Yorkist rule.