Battle of Barnet, 14 April 1471
One of the last battles of the Wars of the Roses, Barnet saw the death of Richard Neville, earl of Warwick, 'the Kingmaker', who had turned against Edward IV of York and restored Henry VI to the throne. Edward IV had escaped to the continent and returned having raised an army. After the death of Warwick at Barnet, Edward's troops defeated the last Yorkist forces under Queen Margaret at Tewksbury, where Henry VI's son Edward was killed. Soon afterwards Henry VI was executed in the Tower of London
How to cite this article: Rickard, J. (21 August 2000), Battle of Barnet, 14 April 1471, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_barnet.html
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