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English foot soldiers of the Wars of the Roses
Images copyright © Graham K Cook. Click on the entry for a larger version
Description
Here are depicted three different types of foot soldier from the time of the battle of Towton, 1461. On the left, he is a fully armoured man-at-arms with battle axe. In the centre is a foot soldier in the livery of the House of York armed with sword and buckler and a salet on his head but little other armour. Finally on the right is a billman, armed with an Englist bill, and partially armoured. Re-enactors are from the Company Palm Sunday 1461 group.
Location
Palm Sunday Battlefield event, Towton, North Yorkshire, 2004
