Battles of the Wars of the Roses

Listed below are the names and dates of the battles of the Wars of the Roses. As may be seen, the Yorkists won more than the Lancastrians. The interactive map shows their locations. The  Lancastrian (and Tudor) victories are pinpointed in red, and Yorkist ones in yellow.  If you click on each pin, they correspond to the list below.

Date

Battle

Victor

22 May 1455

1st St Albans

York

23 September 1459

Blore Heath

York

12 October 1459

Ludford Bridge

Lancaster

10 July 1460

Northampton

York

30 December 1460

Wakefield

Lancaster

2 February 1461

Mortimer’s Cross

York

17 February 1461

2nd St Albans

Lancaster

28 March 1461

Ferrybridge

York

29 March 1461

Towton

York

25 April 1464

Hedgeley Moor

York

15 May 1464

Hexham

York

26 July 1469

Edgecote
(sometimes called Banbury)

Warwick/Lancaster

12 March 1470

Losecote Field

York

14 April 1471

Barnet

York

4 May 1471

Tewkesbury

York

22 August 1485

Bosworth

Tudor

16 June 1487

Stoke

Tudor