Towton St Mary's Church at Lead close to where the Battle of Towton took place 1461

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Towton: St Mary's Church at Lead close to where the Battle of Towton took place 1461 on Palm Sunday, 29th March. In arguably the bloodiest battle to take place on English soil, 28000 were said to have perished in the slaughter

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Size: 5402px × 3588px
Location: Lead Towton Yorkshire
Photo credit: © Ian Townsley / Alamy / Afripics
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