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Timeline of the Wars of the Roses Date Event 1421 6 December 1421 Henry VI born 1429   1429 Margaret of Anjou born 1442 28 April 1442 Edward IV born 1450  August 1450 Return of Richard, Duke of York from Ireland 1453  December 1453 Henry VI first bout with mental illness 1454  April 1454 Start of York's first protectorate 1455  February 1455 End of York's first protectorate 22 May 1455 Wars of the Roses begins 22 May 1455 Battle of First St. Albans 1459 23 September 1459 Battle of Blore Heath 12 October 1459 Battle of Ludford Bridge 1460 10 July 1460 Battle of Northampton 30 December 1460 Battle of Wakefield 1461 2 February 1461 Battle of Mortimor's Cross 17 February 1461 Battle of Second St. Albans 28 March 1461 Battle of Ferrybridge 29 March 1461 Battle of Towton 1464 25 April 1464 Battle of Hedgeley Moor 15 May 1464 Battle of Hexham 1469 26 July 1469 Battle of Edgecote Moor 1470 12 March 1470 Battle of Losecote Field 4 November 1470 Edward V born 1471 14 April 1471 Battle of Barnet 4 May 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury 21 May 1471 Henry VI dies 1483 9 April 1483 Edward IV dies 1485 22 August 1485 Richard III is killed at the battle of Bosworth 22 August 1485 Battle of Bosworth 1487 16 June 1487 Battle of Stoke 16 June 1487 Wars of the Roses ends