First Battle of St Albans

The First Battle of St Albans took place on 22 May 1455, at St Albans, 22 miles (35 km) north of London, and traditionally marks the beginning of the Wars of the Roses in England. Richard, Duke of York, and his allies, the Neville Earls of Salisbury and Warwick, defeated a royal army commanded by Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset. Unusually, the battle was contested in the town of St Albans itself, with the bulk of the fighting taking place in the streets and a tavern being used as a redoubt. Somerset was killed in the battle, and King Henry VI captured, clearing the way for a subsequent parliament to appoint Richard of York Lord Protector.

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Map for First Battle of St Alban's by Ramsay

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	894	Battle of Benfleet	Vikings, Kingdom of Wessex, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	991	Battle of Maldon	Anglo-Saxons, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1016	Battle of Assandun	Denmark, battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1455	First Battle of St Albans	battle	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1816	Royal Small Arms Factory	rifle factory, small arms industry	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Anti Aircraft Site At Tq 48738975	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Cold War Heavy Anti-aircraft gun site, 330m and 220m north east of Halls Green Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Lippitts Hill, 370m north west of Springfield Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit Hill	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 170m south west of the junction of Cedar Road and West Crescent	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m east of Northwick Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Castlepoint Borough Emergency Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Chelmsford Essex County Emergency Centre	Essex County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Dagenham Borough Control	civil defense center, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	Wikidata
site	bunker		Dagenham WW2 Civil Defence Control Centre	civil defense center, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	Wikidata
site	bunker		East Ham Borough Control	East Ham, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hertford bunker	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker	Royal Air Force station, military museum, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Lippitts Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Maldon District Council Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Maldon District Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Upminster Report Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Vange Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Stansted Mountfitchet Castle	ringwork castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Waytemore Castle	motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1066	Hertford Castle	city hall, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1230	Hadleigh Castle	ruins, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort	1890	North Weald Redoubt	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Combined Military Services Museum	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Essex Regiment Museum	independent museum, regimental museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		North Weald Airfield Museum	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills	military museum, charitable organization	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome	aviation museum, military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		First Battle of St Albans procession		Commons
commons	image		First Battle of St Albans assembly		Commons
commons	image		Map for First Battle of St Alban's by Ramsay		Commons