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The First Battle of St Albans

St Albans, Hertfordshire

The street battle that began the Wars of the Roses.

The first battle of the Wars of the Roses was fought in the streets of St Albans in 1455. The Duke of York's men broke through the town's gardens and houses into the market place, where Henry VI was wounded by an arrow in the neck.

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When
22 May 1455
Where
51.7500, -0.3400
Group
Battlefields

Visiting

A plaque in the city centre marks where the Duke of Somerset died.

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