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1. 1455 - Which three members of the nobility were killed at the first Battle of St Albans?
2. 1459 - Which members of the nobility were taken prisoner after the Battle of Blore Heath?
3. 1459 - What was the name of the leader of the Calais garrison who deserted the Duke of York's camp at Ludford Bridge?
4. 1459 - Who was the only woman attainted at the 1459 Parliament of Devils after the flight from Ludlow?
5. 1460 - What was George Nevill, Bishop of Exeter, given after the Battle of Northampton?
6. 1460 - Why did the Duke of York leave the safety of Sandal Castle in December 1460? (leading to the Battle of Wakefield)
7. 1460 - How did the Earl of Salisbury die?
8. 1461 - Who was captured after the second Battle of St Albans?
9. 1461 - What phenomenon was seen in the sky before the Battle of Mortimer's Cross?
10. 1461 - Owen Tudor, executed after Mortimer's Cross was once married to
11. 1461 - Apart from Lord Fitzwalter, who does Edmund Hall say was killed at the Battle of Ferrybridge?
12. 1461 - Edward of Lancaster, Prince of Wales, was killed at the Battle of Towton.
13. 1464 - Who led the Yorkist forces at the Battle of Hedgeley Moor?
14. 1464 - Which key Lancastrian leader was executed after the Battle of Hexham?
15. 1469 - Robin of Redesdale, leader of the rebel force at the Battle of Edgcote was most probably who?
16. 1470 - The Battle of Empingham, a resounding victory for the Yorkists, is also known as what?
17. 1471 - John Nevill wore the colours of York underneath his Lancastrian livery at the Battle of Barnet.
18. 1471 - What was Anne Nevill's title when she was widowed after the Battle of Tewkesbury?
19. 1485 - Richard III was betrayed by Lord Thomas Stanley at the Battle of Bosworth. Who was Lord Stanley married to?
20. 1487 - John Earl of Lincoln was the leader of the rebels at the Battle of Stoke, where he lost his life. How was he related to Richard III?
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