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First Battle of St Albans
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First Battle of St Albans
The
First Battle of St Albans
, fought on 22 May 1455 at
St Albans
, 22 miles (35 km) north of
London
, traditionally marks the beginning of the
Wars of the Roses
.
Richard, Duke of York
and his allies, the
Neville
Earls of
Salisbury
and
Warwick
, defeated a royal army commanded by
Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset
, who was killed. With King
Henry VI
captured, a subsequent parliament appointed Richard of York Lord Protector.
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