9 April: Press Release by the Towton Battlefield Soicety and the Company of Palm Sunday 1461 about their guided battlefield memorial walk on 9 April 2006. 'Click here for press release about the event'

31 January: A report on the Towton Battlefield Society and its affiliated re-enactment group, the Company of Palm Sunday 1461 event to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Wakefield.

Anne Mowbray: 2005 saw the 40th anniversary of the opening of Anne Mowbray’s coffin, to widespread press interest. Anne, child bride of Edward IV’s second son, died in 1481. Her remains were discovered in a vault in Stepney in 1964, and subjected to detailed forensic examination in 1965. She was subsequently re-interred in Westminster Abbey. Click here for more on the discovery of Anne Mowbray’s coffin.

Battle of Bosworth: Plans are in train to undertake systematic archaeological investigations in the vicinity of Bosworth Field. It is hoped that these investigations will shed light on matters such as troop movements in August 1485, and the precise location of battlefield action.

Battle of Towton:

Monday 30th January: Towton Battlefield Society are holding an open meeting at Saxton Village Hall from 7.30 pm to discuss future directions for the Society, including fundraising and research programmes and the possible establishment of a Visitor Centre.  

Sunday 9th April 2006, 10.00 – 4.00: Annual Palm Sunday Commemorations, Towton Hall, Towton, near Tadcaster, Yorkshire. Towton Battlefield Society and its affiliated re-enactment group, the Company of Palm Sunday 1461, present their annual commemoration of the Wars of the Roses’ bloodiest battle. Living history camp, traders and refreshments, guided battlefield tours, wreath-laying, medieval combat demonstrations.

23rd April, St George’s Day: First anniversary of the unveiling of Towton Battlefield Society’s monument to the battle dead. The memorial, by sculptor Steve Hines, can be seen in Saxton churchyard alongside the tomb of Lord Dacre.

Battle of Wakefield:

30th December, 2005: Members of the Richard III Society laid a wreath in memory of the battle dead at the monument of Richard, Duke of York, in Manygates Lane, Wakefield.

31st December, 2005: Volunteers from the Company of Palm Sunday 1461 and Towton Battlefield Society, in conjunction with Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council Cultural Services, marked the battle’s 454th anniversary with a living history commemoration at Sandal Castle, Wakefield. The event began with a costumed parade to the duke’s monument for wreath laying, followed by demonstrations of 15th-century cookery, costume and combat techniques back at the Castle. More than 300 visitors attended during the day, which raised over £100 for the Battlefield Society.