The Battle of Blore Heath took place during the English Wars of the Roses on 23 September 1459, at Blore Heath, Staffordshire. Blore Heath is a ... Background · Battle · Aftermath · Commemorations

The Battle of Blore Heath was a decisive victory for the Yorkists. However, the advantage was short-lived as less than three weeks later York deserted his army ...

The Battle of Blore Heath was the first major battle in the English Wars of the Roses and was fought on September 23, 1459, at Blore Heath, two miles east ...

The battle fought on 23rd September 1459, at which the Earl of Salisbury's Yorkist army defeated a larger Lancastrian army, enabling it to join the Duke of York ...

Blore Heath battlefield straddles the present A53 running south-west between Newcastle-under-Lyme and Market. Drayton. It is situated approximately three miles ...

The Battle of Blore Heath. During the 15th century Wars of the Roses, in the struggle for power between the rival houses of Lancaster and York, an army of 5,000 ...

The Battle of Blore Heath was the first major battle in the English Wars of the Roses and was fought on September 23, 1459, at Blore Heath, two miles east ...

The Battle of Blore Heath · 23rd September 1459 · Result of Battle – Yorkist victory. Following the first battle of St Albans there were four years of peace ...

On viewing his opponents position, Salisbury deployed his troops on the opposite side of the stream, digging defensive ditches and placing stakes to the fore.

Principal Phases of the Battle · Phase I: An archery duel · Phase II: Salisbury feigns a retreat · Phase III: The first Lancastrian attack · Phase IV: Further ...