# Battle of Towton (1461)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1461-battle-of-towton
Categories: battle, ruler-change

Edward of York won a huge and bloody battle against Lancastrian forces. Within the broader Medieval Kingdoms period, the English, Scottish and Welsh polities were reshaped by conquest, parliamentary development, dynastic conflict, plague and long wars with France. This event is placed at 29 March 1461 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The victory secured Edward IV's first accession and shifted the civil war decisively toward York.

## Why it matters
The victory secured Edward IV's first accession and shifted the civil war decisively toward York.

Ruler at the time: [Edward IV](https://english-history.com/rulers/edward-iv)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Battle of Towton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Battle+of+Towton&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Battle of Towton](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Battle+of+Towton)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281000%E2%80%931499%29)
- [UK Parliament — Living Heritage](https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/)