Richard III: His Life & Character, Reviewed in the Light of Recent Research
CHAPTER III
THE CROWNING VICTORY OF TOWTON
Description of Edward IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Edward proclaimed King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 22 March to the north. Yorkist leaders . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Lancastrian leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Sir Andrew Trollope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Description of the country round Towton . . . . . . . . . 26 Surprise at Ferrybridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Chase and death of Clifford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Yorkists march to Saxton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30 Marshalling of the Lancastrians . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Battle of Towton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33 Flight of Henry and his partisans. Edward at York . . . . 34 Coronation of Edward IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Edward's generous treatment of his foes . . . . . . . . . 36 Chapel built by Richard at Towton . . . . . . . . . . . . 37