Old Fold Manor Golf Club House

The Battle of Barnet was a decisive engagement in the Wars of the Roses, a dynastic conflict of 15th-century England. The military action, along with the subsequent Battle of Tewkesbury, secured the throne for Edward IV. On Sunday 14 April 1471, Easter Day, near Barnet, then a small Hertfordshire town north of London, Edward led the House of York in a fight against the House of Lancaster, which backed Henry VI for the throne. Leading the Lancastrian army was Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, who played a crucial role in the fate of each king. Historians regard the battle as one of the most important clashes in the Wars of the Roses, since it brought about a decisive turn in the fortunes of the two houses. Edward's victory was followed by 14 years of Yorkist rule over England. Formerly a key figure in the Yorkist cause, Warwick defected to the Lancastrians over disagreements about Edward's nepotism, secret marriage, and foreign policy. Leading a Lancastrian army, the earl defeated his former allies, forcing Edward to flee to Burgundy in October 1470. The Yorkist king persuaded his host, Charles the Bold, the Duke of Burgundy, to help him regain the English throne. Leading an army raised with Burgundian money, Edward launched his invasion of England, which culminated at the fields north of Barnet. Under cover of darkness, the Yorkists moved close to the Lancastrians and clashed in a thick fog at dawn. As both armies fought, the Earl of Oxford on the Lancastrian right routed the Yorkists opposite under Lord Hastings, chasing them back to Barnet. On their return to the battlefield, Oxford's men were erroneously shot at by the Lancastrian centre commanded by Lord Montagu. As cries of treason (always a possibility in that chaotic period) spread through their line, Lancastrian morale was disrupted and many abandoned the fight. While retreating, Warwick was killed by Yorkist soldiers. Warwick had been such an influential figure in 15th-century English politics that, on his death, no one matched him in terms of power and popularity. Deprived of Warwick's support, the Lancastrians suffered their final defeat at the Battle of Tewkesbury on 4 May, which marked the end of the reign of Henry VI and the restoration of the House of York. Three centuries after the Battle of Barnet, a stone obelisk was raised on the spot where Warwick purportedly died.

Monken Hadley is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. An ancient country village north of Barnet, it is now a suburban development on the very edge of Greater London 11 miles (18 km) north north-west of Charing Cross, while retaining much of its rural character.

Gothic Place is a grade II listed house at 5, 7 and 9 Dury Road, Monken Hadley, England.

Thorndon Friars is a grade II listed building in Dury Road, Monken Hadley, London Borough of Barnet, England. The house dates from the early 1700s.

Hadley Green is a 10 hectare Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation in Hadley in the London Borough of Barnet. The reserve straddles the Great North Road between Hadley Green Road and Fold Lane.

Pymlicoe House is a grade II listed house in Hadley Green West, Monken Hadley, in the London Borough of Barnet. The house dates from the later 18th century and was probably stuccoed in the mid 19th century.

Stoberry Lodge is a grade II listed house in Dury Road, Monken Hadley. The house dates from around 1830.

Monkenholt is a grade II listed building in Hadley Green Road, Monken Hadley.The house was once the home of Dame Cicely Saunders, the founder of the hospice movement.In 1971, the Angry Brigade exploded two bombs outside the house while it was the home of government minister Robert Carr. Carr and his family were unhurt but the house was badly damaged.

Hadley House is a grade II* listed building on Hadley Green Road facing Hadley Green. The house dates from 1760. The stable block and garden wall are also listed.

Fairholt is a grade II listed building on Hadley Green Road facing Hadley Green. The house dates from around 1750. The gate and railings to the front of the house, which date from the late nineteenth century, are also listed. The house was used as a filming location for the 1970 film The Man Who Haunted Himself, featured as the home of the principal character Harold Pelham, played by Roger Moore.

Livingstone Cottage and Monken Cottage are grade II listed buildings on Hadley Green Road facing Hadley Green. A plaque to the front reads, "David Livingstone lived here in the year 1857".

Hadley Bourne is a grade II listed building in Dury Road, Monken Hadley, England.