Battle of BloreHeath Conflict Wars of the Roses Date September 23, 1459 Place BloreHeath Result Yorkist victory The Battle of BloreHeath was the first major battle in the English Wars of the Roses and was fought on September 23, 1459, at BloreHeath, two miles east of...
After the victory at the Battle of BloreHeath on the Shropshire / Staffordshire border, the Yorkists marched towards Worcester.
After the victory at the Battle of BloreHeath, the Yorkists marched towards Worcester.
With the king captured, Margaret managed to escape, and immediately began raising an army in Wales and the north of England, where she was assisted by Henry's half-brother, Jasper Tudor.
In 1459, hostilities resumed at the battle of BloreHeath, where Margaret is said to have witnessed her commander, James Touchet, Lord Audley defeated by a Yorkist army under Richard Neville.
James Touchet, 5th Baron Audley was a medieval general, who led the Lancastrian forces during the Battle of BloreHeath in the Wars of the Roses.
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