1461
ID: 80
Wars of the Roses begin - York vs Lancaster for English throne
ID: 80
1461
ID: 2496
February 2, 1461
Battle of Mortimer's Cross - Edward of York sees parhelion (three suns), adopts sun in splendor badge
ID: 2496
1461
ID: 2497
March 29, 1461
Battle of Towton - bloodiest battle on English soil, 28,000 dead in snowstorm, Edward IV wins throne
ID: 2497
1461
ID: 2498
June 28, 1461
Edward IV crowned - 19-year-old Yorkist king begins reign, Henry VI flees to Scotland
ID: 2498