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# Lancastrian victory over the Yorkists at Wakefield in 1460 and the death of Richard of York
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/mesta-bitvy-pri-ueikfilde-v-grafstve-uest-iorkshir/
- Published: 2016-12-30T16:12:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T19:04:54.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Aristocracy, Geography, Monarchies, Heritage

Sites of the Battle of Wakefield in West Yorkshire. One of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses was fought on 30 December 1460\. The Lancastrians (the Red Rose) defeated the Yorkists, and Richard, Duke of York, was killed