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St Albans

St Albans grew around the great abbey dedicated to Alban, the early Christian martyr associated with the nearby Roman town of Verulamium. Its church and shrine drew pilgrims, while the town stood on the road north from London. The abbey was among the most important religious houses in medieval England, and its church remained a landmark after the monastery's dissolution.

In 1455 a clash in the streets of St Albans became the first battle of the Wars of the Roses. Yorkist forces defeated their opponents and captured Henry VI; several leading Lancastrians were killed. A second battle followed in 1461, when a Lancastrian army defeated the Yorkists and recovered the king. The town thus witnessed two encounters in the struggle for the English crown.

References

  1. www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/node/996
  2. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-time-period/medieval/the-wars-of-the-roses/
  3. www.stalbanshistory.org/archaeology/st-albans-abbey/a-brief-history-of-the-cathedral-and-abbey-church-of-st-albans