Battle during the English Wars of the Roses, renownedly bloody

Blood red roses : the archaeology of a mass grave from the Battle of Towton AD 1461 / edited by Veronica Fiorato, Anthea Boylston and Christopher Knüsel ; foreword by Robert Hardy ; contributions by Andrew Boardman [and others] ; with further contributions by Christopher Cumberpatch [and others].

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Towton, Battle of, Towton, England, 1461

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Blood red roses : the archaeology of a mass grave from the Battle of Towton AD 1461 / edited by Veronica Fiorato, Anthea Boylston and Christopher Knüsel ; foreword by Robert Hardy ; contributions by Andrew Boardman [and others] ; with further contributions by Christopher Cumberpatch [and others].