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Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry VI at the First Battle of
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Wars of the Roses Begin at St Albans: York vs Lancaster

Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry VI at the First Battle of St Albans, igniting a thirty-year civil war that shatters the Lancastrian hold on the English throne. This violent rupture forces the nobility to choose sides, transforming political disputes into open warfare that reshapes the country's power structure for generations.

May 22, 1455

571 years ago

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