Towton, 1461 - Britain's Bloodiest Battle - Wars of the Roses

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On the first day of the Battle of the Somme, Britain lost 20K soldiers killed. Machine guns, poison gas, flamethrowers, planes and massive artillery. This battle, 500 years prior, lost 28K killed. With just bows, spears and swords. A bloody massacre, that has still never been topped as our bloodiest day.

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The magnates present at the battle on the Lancastrian side were: Duke of Somerset, Duke of Exeter, Son of the Duke of Buckingham, Earl of Northumberland, Earl of Devon, Earl of Wiltshire & Ormond, Viscount Beaumont, Baron Moleyns & Hungerford, Baron Dacre, Baron Clifford, Baron Neville, Baron Rivers, Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby, Baron Ros, Baron Richemont, Baron Maulay, Baron Codnor, Baron Fitzhugh and Bishop of Carlyle. 7 rich Knights. Scottish mercenaries and Militia from York. The magnates on the Yorkist side were: Duke of York (Edward IV), Duke of Norfolk, Duke of Suffolk, Earl of Warwick & Salisbury, Son of the Earl of Arundel, Viscount Bourchier, Baron Fauconberg, The men of Baron Fitz Walter (killed at Ferrybridge), Baron Stanley, Baron Grey, Baron Clinton, Baron Dudley, Baron Scrope of Bolton. 8 rich Knights and Esquires. Kentish men raised by commission of array. That's 1 King, 4 Dukes, the son of 1 Duke, 4 Earls, the son of 1 Earl, 2 Viscounts, 18 Barons and the men of 1 Baron. Edward IV was the Duke of York, the Earl of March, the Earl of Cambridge, and the Earl of Ulster, making him the most powerful man on the battlefield.

The quality of visuals and audio narration made me feel like I wasn't watching a YouTube video, but almost apart of the actual events during that period. Unbelievable quality, your productions get better with each passing release.

I live in Wakefield and the two biggest battlefields in the uk are on my doorstep basically, Towton and the English civil War battlefield of Marston Moor. A wealth of history all around. Excellent programme and topic with amazing narration, top notch

That fact %3 of all of England was there, basically %6 of all males. Blew my mind. I love learning new stuff. Thank you

The moment i saw those red cavalry units in the forest after you mentioned Edward's father and brother died on an ambush supposedly devised byba former ally i thought "man, Edward's not gonna like this"

Some of the skeletons at Towton showed up to at least 20 injuries done, it must have been a BRUTAL battle.

i like the more narrative aspects of the video. great job mate

you always make me feel like I'm there, in the battle, on the march, your way of telling stories is so immersive and addicting. Thank you, you always make my weekend better.

You're the Best historymarche! Your documentaries and narration are second to none! Please consider doing the battle of Barnet (death of the Kingmaker) and of Tewekesbury (Death of Edward, son of henry Vi and margaret lf anjou)

Absolutely fascinated with this battle. A massive part of English History. It has lots of twists and turns and is epic in scale. Never understood why it's never been made into a warfilm. Great choice, great graphics 👍 👌 👏

I did not expect that, the story telling was exceptional good in this video, similar to the ones about Rome! The difference between Edward IV, his generals and his enemies is really interesting. The fact that he risk is life even if it looked like he would lose, and that his generals never backstabbed him is also what makes a good army.

This is one of your best narrations guys, the anecdotes and descriptions were simply spot on.

I wild camped and slept on this battlefield as part of one of my cycle expeditions. I made doing this sort of thing, my thing and as I've cycle toured Europe and the UK I've wild camped on dozens of famous battlefields all across Europe. There's something many of the more remote ones have in common. An erie quiet, a sort of unquiet stillness. Towton was one of the places where I found this phenomena very pronounced.

This battle video should be watched by everyone! Stellar work!

Edward the 4th sounds like he was a total badass. Leading his men and rushing to where they were hard pressed instead of commanding from the rear and leaving them to their fates.