A skeleton thought to date back to the bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil has been uncovered during work at a North Yorkshire manor house, Towton Hall, near Tadcaster.
The remains are believed to date from the Battle of Towton, during the War of the Roses, which took place on 29 March 1461, and resulted in Edward IV, Richard III’s brother, becoming the first Yorkist king.
Richard III is believed to have completed the Chapel of Towton on the site, which is now lost in the hall’s foundations.
The skeleton was discovered during work to remove a tree near the 18th Century hall and will be exhumed later.
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