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Battle of Towton

battle during the English Wars of the Roses, renownedly bloody
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Battle of Towton

Summary

Battle of Towton is a battle[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Towton is in the country of Kingdom of England[3].
  • Battle of Towton's instance of is recorded as battle[4].
  • Battle of Towton took place at Towton[5].
  • Battle of Towton is part of Wars of the Roses[6].
  • Battle of Towton's Commons category is recorded as Battle of Towton[7].
  • Battle of Towton took place on March 29, 1461[8].
  • Battle of Towton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.83972222222222, 'lon': -1.2683333333333333}[9].
  • Battle of Towton's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • Battle of Towton's heritage designation is recorded as Registered Battlefield[11].

Body

When and Where

Battle of Towton took place on March 29, 1461[8]. The location of it was Towton[5]. It is in the country of Kingdom of England[3].

Context

Battle of Towton is part of Wars of the Roses[6]. Its instance of is recorded as battle[4].

Why It Matters

Battle of Towton has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Kingdom of England

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Kingdom of England
    Short name → Towton
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35115|batch #35115]]: "battle during the English Wars of the Roses, renownedly bloody","
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage designation → Registered Battlefield
    Country → —
    Part of → —
    Point in time → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541923705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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