On this day, 21 December 1460, Richard, duke of York arrived at Sandal Castle before the Battle of Wakefield took place. Read about it in my latest article! megloveshistory.substack.com/p/on-this-da... #otd #onthisday #warsoftheroses #henryvi #dukeofyork #england #history - ThreadSky

meglovehistory.bsky.social • 66 days ago

On this day, 21 December 1460, Richard, duke of York arrived at Sandal Castle before the Battle of Wakefield took place.

Read about it in my latest article!

https://megloveshistory.substack.com/p/on-this-day-21-december-1460

#otd #onthisday #warsoftheroses #henryvi #dukeofyork #england #history

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all-about-history.bsky.social•56 days ago

"All of their heads were placed upon Micklegate Bar".
Do you have a source for this since I can only find contemporary references to "and there set vpon the gatys" [Fabyan], "oner the gate of the citie of Yorke" [Hall], "and their heads were placed on various parts of York" [William of Worcester]

meglovehistory.bsky.social•55 days ago

In my notes, that portion of the article I got from "Red Roses: Blanche of Gaunt to Margaret Beaufort." On p263, "All three were killed in the fighting that followed, or fleeing in its aftermath, and their heads were placed upon Micklegate Bar in York, the duke’s topped by a paper crown."

meglovehistory.bsky.social•55 days ago

Unfortunately, that is not cited in her book. According to https://historyofyork.org.uk, Micklegate Bar "was the main entrance to the city for anyone arriving from the South." There are multiple gates into the city, however, so I'm not sure why Amy Licence said specifically Micklegate Bar.

meglovehistory.bsky.social•55 days ago

I am going to research this further. I'll email the author and ask about her reference, but I don't know if I will get a response. I am going to trust your judgement on this, looking at the contemporary sources, however I am also going to look into it myself. Thank you so much!

meglovehistory.bsky.social•55 days ago

Thank you for the question @allabouthistory.bsky.social! I'll look into it and get back to you.

all-about-history.bsky.social•55 days ago

Thanks Meg. It occurred to me that it may have been mentioned in reference to King Edward's entry into York following Towton. Gregory has "And toke downe his fadyrs hedde fro the walle of Yorke" and Holinshed has "caused the heads of his father, ... to be taken from the gates".

meglovehistory.bsky.social•54 days ago

That would make sense, and I know that that was probably the gate he used to enter York. I wonder if any of the contemporary sources mention specifically that it was Micklegate Bar though.

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