About the memorial: Tall, stone, square section pillar, surmounted with a wheel Cross, set on a rectangular base. There is a small panel with inscription on ...

In 1929 the Towton Cross was erected on the battlefield to commemorate the event. Various archaeological remains and mass graves related to the battle have been ...

Description: ANCIENT WHEEL-TYPE CROSS ON ROUGH HEWN PLINTH AND SQUARE BASE ; Inscription: BATTLE OF/ TOWTON/ PALM SUNDAY/ 1461/ 28 MARCH 1461 ; Total names on ...

Name: Battle of Towton ; Date: 29 March 1461 ; War period: Wars of the Roses ; Strat time and duration: 9am, lasting ten hours ; Outcome: Yorkist victory.

6,99 £ A monument marks the battlefield of the Battle of Towton. The battle was fought on Palm Sunday in 1461 between the Yorkists and Lancastrians.

Lord Dacres Tomb Gallery. The wreath on Lord Dacres Tomb in 2021 at All Saints Church in Saxton. Lord Dacres Tomb at All Saints Church in Saxton.

Edward IV defeated a larger Lancastrian army to secure his claim to the throne against Henry VI in the largest and bloodiest battle of the Wars of the Roses.

The total height of the monument is approximately 2 metres. It is locally reputed to mark Lord Dacre's or one of the graves after the Battle of Towton in 1461.

English: Towton Battlefield Memorial Cross This cross commemorates the Battle of Towton, fought on Palm Sunday, 29th March 1461, which was the longest ...

The battle at Towton was one of the bloodiest battles ever fought on British soil, the River Cock was said to have run red with the blood of the soldiers who ...