December 30, 1460 · England Theater
December 30, 1460
Richard, Duke of York, sallied from Sandal Castle with a smaller force than the Lancastrian army assembling outside — perhaps lured out by a feigned retreat or trusting in a Christmas truce that the Lancastrians ignored. He was overwhelmed and killed in the fighting. His son Edmund, Earl of Rutland, was cut down fleeing over Wakefield Bridge by the vengeful Lord Clifford. York's head was later displayed over the gates of York city, mocked with a paper crown.
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