Images of Towton

Battle Marker Wreaths are laid here each Palm Sunday. Geoffrey Richardson comments: "Traditionally, this is supposed to mark the place where Dacre was killed and this is feasible, since it lies immediately behind the right-centre of the Lancastrian line, where Somerset was no doubt, keeping out of the direct line of fire, directing things--just like Warwick. It must have given him a shock [to put it mildly] when Dacre was killed while talking to him!"

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