Uniforms, arms and equipment at the First Battle of St Albans: The senior commanders and their noble supporters and knights rode to battle on horseback in armour, with sword, lance and shield, but often, as at the First Battle of St Albans, fought on foot. Winner of the First Battle of St Albans: The Yorkists defeated the King’s army, capturing the King himself. The King’s army comprised some 2,000 men. Size of the armies at the First Battle of St Albans: The Yorkist army comprised some 3,000 knights, men-at-arms and archers. King Henry VI commanded the Lancastrian Royal army, with his close supporters the Dukes of Somerset and Buckingham, appointed Constable of England before the battle and the Earls of Pembroke, Northumberland and Devon.

King Henry VI, Lancastrian king at the First Battle of St Albans, fought on 22nd May 1455 in the Wars of the RosesĬommanders at the First Battle of St Albans: Richard, Duke of York, commanded the Yorkist army, with Richard, Earl of Salisbury (York’s brother-in-law) and Richard, Earl of Warwick (Salisbury’s son).

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