Medieval military art print showing King Edward IV's
troops against the Duke of Exeter's army during the War of the Roses at
the Battle of Barnet.
Battle of Barnet by Chris Collingwood.
The Battle of Barnet was fought in a heavy mist, on Easter Sunday 14th
April 1471. Due to a misalignment of the opposing armies, all became
confusion. The centre of the battle (as depicted here) was fought at close
quarters, a mass of struggling knights and men at arms with comrade
fighting comrade, their vision of the battle obscured by mist. The
Yorkist's under the leadership of King Edward IV triumphed, leaving the
Lancastrians with hopes dashed. Their champion and leader, the great
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick 'The King Maker' lay dead, cut down while
struggling to regain his charger. In the painting Edward IV charges toward
the banner of Henry Holland, Duke of Exeter, while in the foreground
soldiers of the Houses of York and Lancaster hack and slash at each other
in terrified butchery.
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