All times in UTC ·
Dashed edge = started before, or continues beyond, this day
Events on Friday 29 March 1461 2
1421 – 1461Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421-1461)Died 29 March 1461, aged 39A leading Lancastrian magnate, Henry Percy led forces against the Yorkists throughout the early Wars of the Roses. He was killed fighting for Henry VI at the Battle of Towton. His death and attainder temporarily broke Percy power in northern England.
1461Battle of TowtonBloodiest battle fought on English soilFought in a snowstorm in Yorkshire, Edward IV's Yorkist army crushed the Lancastrian forces loyal to Henry VI in the largest and bloodiest battle of the Wars of the Roses. Contemporary estimates put the dead at over 20,000 men. The victory secured Edward IV's throne and forced Henry VI, Margaret of Anjou, and their son into exile in Scotland.