Siege of Northampton
1460
Yorkist forces under Warwick stormed the Lancastrian camp in pouring rain after a nobleman inside secretly opened a gap in the defenses. Henry VI was captured in his tent. The battle's brevity and the surrender of royal troops shocked England. The Wars of the Roses had entered the decisive phase.
In context
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Before and after in Europe
- Before: 1459: Bosnia Partitioned
- After: March 29, 1461: Battle of Towton
Before and after in War
Era
Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.
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