Cock Beck
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Cock Beck is a stream in the outlying areas of eastern Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which runs from its source due to a runoff north-west of Whinmoor, skirting east of Swarcliffe and Manston, past
Bridge over the Cock Beck, Aberford
Cock Beck from the bridge at Towton
Battle of Towton
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The Battle of Towton took place on 29 March 1461 during the Wars of the Roses, near Towton in North Yorkshire. Yorkist forces decisively defeated Lancastrian supporters of Henry VI, securing the Engli
Cock Beck
…The beck is thought to be the one after which Becca Hall, whose name is first attested, as Becca, in 1189, is named. In the aftermath of the 1461 Battle of Towton remnants of the Lancastrian forces fleeing the victorious Yorkists were forced to try to cross the Cock Beck, having already disposed of most of their…
The Battle of Towton (1922)
Edward's presence was crucial to Yorkist victory.
Yorkist leader William Neville (on horse) and his archers took advantage of the wind to inflict early damage on the Lancastrians – 19th century drawing
Bodkin arrows were among the missiles that killed many in the battle.