
José Barroso Sánchez
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Mclaren vuelve a reinventarse en Miami. Pole para Lando Norris para la carrera Sprint de mañana. Antonelli ha sido 2º y Russell 6º. Primera vez del año que Mercedes no hace doblete en una clasificación. Algo está cambiando...

















#WarsoftheRoses OTD in 1461 - The Lancastrians ambushed the Yorkist vanguard at the Battle of Ferrybridge. In the fighting they injured Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick (the Kingmaker - image) in the leg, & killed his half-brother the Bastard of Salisbury. Edward, Earl of March had been declared King in London on 4 March 1461 becoming #EdwardIV. But he would need to fight if he wished to be King in reality as well as name. Edward & his ally & mentor Warwick marched north with a large army to confront the forces which remained loyal to the Lancastrian King #HenryVI & his wife Margaret of Anjou. The Lancastrian royal family had taken shelter inside the walls of York, but they had an impressive army waiting to confront the Yorkists. To engage them in battle, however, the Yorkists would need to cross the River Aire & the Lancastrians had destroyed the main bridge. On 27 March, Warwick, who was commanding the Yorkist vanguard, fought to re-establish the crossing. Although he lost many men to Lancastrian arrows he succeeded in having his men first bridge the crossing with planks & then later repair & secure the original bridge. This was vital to enable the main Yorkist army to cross. With this in mind, Warwick & the vanguard camped at Ferrybridge. They were then taken by surprise the following day by a Lancastrian attack led by Lord Clifford & John Neville, younger brother of the Earl of Westmorland. This became known as the Battle of Ferrybridge. According to the chronicler Jean de Waurin 3,000 men were slain at Ferrybridge, many of them Yorkists with Warwick himself injured in the leg. However, ultimately the battle proved inconclusive. The Yorkists regained control of the crossing & after Edward IV arrived with the main body, Warwick sent his uncle Lord Fauconberg to pursue the Lancastrians. Fauconberg’s men killed Lord Clifford with an arrow in the throat, after he opened his visor to more easily issue commands to his men. The stage was set for the Battle of Towton (reputed to be the bloodiest battle ever fought in England) the following day.















