Warwick Captures Henry VI: The Kingmaker Strikes
The entire battle lasted thirty minutes. Richard Neville's Yorkist forces stormed King Henry VI's camp at Delapré Abbey through a rainstorm on July 10th, 1460—their cannons useless in the downpour. Lord Grey switched sides mid-fight, opening his section of defenses. Done. The Duke of Buckingham died defending his king. The Archbishop of Canterbury died in armor. Henry VI sat in his tent throughout, captured without resistance. Warwick earned his nickname "the Kingmaker" that afternoon—he'd now imprisoned the monarch he'd sworn to serve, then spent the next decade making and unmaking three different kings.
July 10, 1460
566 years ago
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House of Lancaster
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Henry VI of England
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Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
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Lancastrian
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King Henry VI
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Battle of Northampton
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Battle of Northampton
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House of Lancaster
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House of York
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Wars of the Roses
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Henry VI of England
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Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
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Battle of Northampton (1460)
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