Historical Talk at Pontefract Castle Visitor Centre

The Bloodiest Battle on English Soil?

When

30/11/2025    
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Where

Pontefract Castle Vistor Centre
Pontefract Castle, The Lodge Castle Chain, Castle Garth, Pontefract, WF8 1QH

Event Type

On a wintry Palm Sunday in 1461, two great armies faced each other across Towton Vale with the future of the English throne at stake. Chroniclers tell us that 80000 men faced each other that fateful day, but is that true?

The Battle of Towton has long gone down in history as the bloodiest battle on English soil, but new research is leading to different thinking as to its infamous role in English history. So, was Towton the ‘greatest and bloodiest battle’ on English soil, or can another Yorkshire conflict lay claim to that title?

Join us at Pontefract Castle to find out.