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Wars of the Roses
Illustration depicting the Battle of Bosworth Field, with King Richard III on the white horse.
The First Battle of St. Albans, which took place on May 22, 1455, was the opening engagement of the Wars of the Roses. The primary figure killed during this encounter was Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset.1