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Second Battle of St Albans

When
17 February 1461
Where
St Albans, Hertfordshire
Part of
The Yorkist triumph of 1461: Mortimer's Cross to Edward IV's coronation

Warwick's army is defeated, and Margaret of Anjou recovers Henry VI.

Fought on 17 February 1461 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, this battle saw the Yorkist army under Warwick defeated by Lancastrian forces. Margaret of Anjou recovered control of her husband, King Henry VI, who had been held prisoner by the Yorkists since Northampton.

Sources

  1. Second Battle of St Albans Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  2. Wars of the Roses Wikipedia

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