Battle of Towton, the birth of modern warfare and the killing of 1% of the population

Archaeology News (UK) ^ | November 25, 2010 | Stephen

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[GeronL]

bump

[Inyo-Mono]

I love history!

[Ancesthntr]

I never heard of this battle that took place exactly 500 years to the day before I was born. Proves that even a paunchy middle-aged guy can learn something new every day.

Of course I’m more proud that John Moses Browning’s Model 1911 officially entered service exactly 50 years before my birth on 3/29/1911.

[eeman]

Here is an old FR thread from a couple years ago on the battle: Towton, the bloodbath that changed the course of English history

[SunkenCiv]

Glad it was them and not me. :’)

[SunkenCiv]

:’) Of course, you realize that the calendar was adjusted between the time this battle was fought and 1961, so it wasn’t exactly 500 years. ;’)

Don’t mind me, I’m just causing trouble.

[SunkenCiv]

:’) Yeah, thanks. ;’)

[Inyo-Mono]

:’) Of course, you realize that the calendar was adjusted between the time this battle was fought and 1961, so it wasn’t exactly 500 years. ;’)

Yeah, there was a little change around 1752 or so.

[ZULU]

Stinking Lancastrians deserved what they got!

I support the Yorkists!!!

The damn Lancastrians produced the filthy Tudors.
The only Tudor worth anything was Elizabeth I

[Inyo-Mono]

Me too. :)

[1066AD]

Is the article in Olde Englishe or is it that the site doesn't believe in proof reading. Pitiful.

[SunkenCiv]

In the English speaking world, it happened in October; uh, in *most* of the English speaking world. Most of the Catholic countries changed over in the 17th c I think. The worst to keep track of may be Sweden, that country kept changing to Gregorian, then chenging it back, etc. Russia stayed on the old calendar until Lenin took power.

[SunkenCiv]

I’m just glad everyone’s calmed down about it now. ;’)

[pankot]

Bloody interesting!

[SunkenCiv]

It's in blog-ese.

[dsc]

“The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.”

Put your hands in the air. I have a HandeGonne. I’m taking that tag line. Don’t try to stop me, and nobody will get hurt.

[gusopol3]

Isn’t 1461 a little late to be called strictly medieval?

[Ghotier]

Well, doncha know the Dark Ages didn’t end until Luther and te 95 Theses? Then all was sweetness and light thereafter.... :-D