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First Battle of St Albans

1455 in EnglandBattles of the Wars of the RosesConflicts in 1455Henry VI of EnglandHistory of St Albans
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The First Battle of St Albans was fought on 22 May 1455 at St Albans, 22 miles (35 km) north of London, and traditionally marks the beginning of the Wars of the Roses in England. Richard, Duke of York, and his allies, the Neville earls of Salisbury and Warwick, defeated a royal army commanded by Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, who was killed. With King Henry VI captured, a subsequent parliament appointed Richard of York Lord Protector.

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