Battle of Towton pt 2

[nevermore]

Great game in the snow, plenty of arrows flying around, and it was true to its history it was very bloody, 37 photos uploaded on the website which brings 102 photos albums of games taking part at the club each week, part two next week enjoy.

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The Battle of Towton was fought during the English Wars of the Roses on 29 March 1461, near the village of the same name in Yorkshire. It was "probably the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil".According to chroniclers, more than 50,000 soldiers from the Houses of York and Lancaster fought for hours amidst a snowstorm on that day, which was Palm Sunday. A newsletter circulated a week after the battle reported that 28,000 died on the battlefield. The engagement brought about a monarchical change in England—Edward IV displaced Henry VI as King of England, driving the head of the Lancastrians and his key supporters out of the country.


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Weight of numbers pushed the Yorkist back initially, but the Earl of Warwick and Edward both fought in the front ranks to encourage their men. As the hours passed the Yorkist found themselves giving more and more ground until they came close to Castle wood. From here two hundred spearmen launched a surprise attack on the Yorkist left flank. Hundreds of men fled and Edward was forced to use his whole reserve to stop it breaking up.

In the middle of the afternoon the Earl of Norfolk arrived with several thousand fresh men. The Yorkists fought on with new determination for about an hour, when very suddenly the Lancastrian line broke and thousands of men fled the field.

[Captain Blood]

Fabulous spread, as ever from your club 

[nevermore]

Cheers Blood we try our best

[Arlequín]

Cheers Blood we try our best

That sounds a bit 'gangsta'... 



Impressive looking game and I'm looking forwards to viewing the rest of the photos.