"The Bloody Cost of Medieval Warfare" Topic
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| Tango01 | 08 Dec 2016 3:55 p.m. PST |
"On a cold day in March 1461, between 22,000 and 28,000 men were speared, axed, and crushed to death on the battlefield of Towton. This decisive battle in the Wars of the Roses, the English civil war between the Lancastrians and the Yorks, helped win the crown for Edward IV (a Yorkist).
The Battle What transpired at Towton on a snowy Palm Sunday, March 29th, 1461, has ever since been something of a mystery, despite the battle being one of the largest and bloodiest ever fought on English soil. Historically, the battle marked a turning point in the Wars of the Roses that confirmed the Yorkist Edward IV's accession to the throne of England. During the battle and ensuing rout of the Lancastrians, an estimated 22,000 to 28,000 men lost their lives. Now with a gruesome chance archaeological find in the back garden of a Yorkshire country house this battle can start to be explored on an individual level. In the summer of 1996, builders working on an extension, uncovered 37 skeletons piled one on top of the other. This was a war grave described as "one of the great finds of the century" Its occupants had fallen in this battle that some people describe as the bloodiest battle ever on British soil…"
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| skipper John | 08 Dec 2016 5:10 p.m. PST |
A great read! Thank you for this!! |
| Tango01 | 09 Dec 2016 10:26 a.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile)
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| coopman | 09 Dec 2016 11:50 a.m. PST |
Gruesome but accurate, it seems. Thanks. |
| Tango01 | 09 Dec 2016 9:56 p.m. PST |
No mention my friend.
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| Warspite1 | 24 Mar 2017 10:48 a.m. PST |
There is a superb documentary (now available on You Tube) entitled The Blood Red Roses… YouTube link The same title has also been used for the published archaeological report which I am lucky enough to have a copy of… link In due course I will write a resumé of the book but the key findings were that they all suffered head, face and leg injuries but there was an almost complete absence of bodily injuries, nothing between the neck and pelvis indicating the effectiveness of the body armour they were wearing. Barry (Lance and Longbow Society member) |
| Tango01 | 08 Apr 2017 3:53 p.m. PST |
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