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They Found the Mass Grave From England's Worst Battle.

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They Found the Mass Grave From England's Worst Battle, buried under a country house garden for over 500 years. The reality behind the Wars of the Roses is fascinating, with the Battle of Towton being one of the most brutal medieval discoveries of all time. What happened on Palm Sunday 1461, that resulted in 28,000 Englishmen killing each other on the deadliest day in English military history?

In this buried earth video, let's look at the specific evidence from the bones, providing a clear picture of King Edward IV's fight for the throne, the snowstorm that turned the battle, and the mass grave discovered in 1996 that finally proved how the men of Towton really died.

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20 Comments

@BuriedEarth Creator 2 months ago Pinned

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@mineown1861 2 months ago

Now I finally understand the term "he was poleaxed "

@andrewglendenning5877 2 months ago

I lived in Saxton and took my dogs for a walk on Towton moor every day. I always had the impression that someone was walking behind me because I could hear the footsteps. Honestly, I'm not making it up!

@johnlumb1078 2 months ago

My 16th great-grandfather, Lionel De Welles, fought at Towton and was killed at the battle. His tomb is now in Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He was a Lancastrian Knight and had fought at the Second Battle of St Albans a month earlier.

@Tribune123 2 months ago

After viewing this I put a stop to my Kitchen renovation and I live in Australia...never know...

@jenny2tone 2 months ago

My parents live in Towton. Recently, someone was doing renovations on their house when they uncovered a skeleton. I think it was taken away and found to be from this battle.

@TheLoachman 1 month ago

This is one of the very best Youtube videos that I have ever seen, and gripping even if it was "old news".

@parrotraiser6541 2 months ago

Even with the revised figures, that is likely far from the only mass grave around the site. 43 men out of several thousand leaves a lot.

@freedpeeb 2 months ago

Those poor men. Imagine the fear and exhaustion of that day.

@ericb.4358 2 months ago

Not only Paleolithic man but many medieval men also had lives that were "Brutal, nasty and short". Imagine the stamina you would need to fight for hours. Book keepers need not apply.

@bobbowman3665 2 months ago

A point about casualties. Battlefields are often littered with the remains of the dead in addition to those buried in pits. There must be more burial pits to find in the general area, local people in many battle localities often recorded bones being found or ploughed up over the years.

@johnwhitehead4446 2 months ago

One of the best videos I have seen on Towton. I have known about and studied the battle since I was a child as I come from near the battlefield.

@jayebyrd9953 2 months ago (edited)

You have a great voice for narration. Tempo, enunciation and timbre. Good luck to you and your channel.

@ZombieP1ow67 2 months ago

Easily one of my favorite channels now. Great content.

@pwblackmore 2 months ago

Thankyou, Joe. I've no idea how this came onto my computer, but I'm grateful. I shall watch more from you - definitely a change from world affairs. My cousin who has a doctorate in history reminded me that archers' arms - particularly the right one - developed big muscles to handle the English longbow.

@martingrey2231 2 months ago (edited)

I love history because it is full of lessons you can learn to make life easier. For example, today I learned to always drink water with my helmet on 🤔

@nick22091 2 months ago

13:27 Oh thank god the Duke of ‘Norfoke’ arrived just in time 😂

@elennapointer701 2 months ago

The root of Henry VI's madness is worth looking at too. In modern medical terms, he most likely had something called "catatonic schizophrenia", inherited from his grandfather, Charles VI of France. Charles VI's version of the illness led to a delusion that he was made of glass and would shatter if anyone got too close, turning him into a paranoid recluse. The illness seems to have affected only the male line because his daughter, Catherine of Valois, wasn't affected by it. She went on to marry England's King Hernry V and thus passed the affliction on to poor Henry VI.

@BuriedEarth Creator 2 months ago

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@jodyharnish9104 2 months ago

Hello from Washington State, USA! This is my first time watching a video of yours, and I subscribed as soon as it ended. They don't teach much about world history here. Your detailed descriptions and display of weaponry really brought this story to life! And now, I'm going to watch it again.