The Hour That Started Thirty Years of War: St Albans, 1455
On May 22, 1455, Richard, Duke of York defeated King Henry VI's forces in a street battle at St Albans, firing the opening shot of the thirty-year Wars of the Roses.
On May 22, 1455, Richard, Duke of York defeated King Henry VI's forces in a street battle at St Albans, firing the opening shot of the thirty-year Wars of the Roses.