The Battle of Wakefield, takes place on December 30, 1460 during the Wars of the Roses in England, with a Lancastrian victory (loyal to Henry VI) and a major setback for the Yorkists.
The battle, claimed the lives of Richard, Duke of York, his son Edmund, Earl of Rutland, and Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury, ending York's direct claim to the throne, though the conflict continued.