Memorial Type:

Information Board

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Installation Date:

Modern (1899 - present day)

Inscription:

See images

Allegiance:

Not applicable

Condition:

Good

Condition Description:

Information board in good condition in 2022 - see images

Memorial Notes:

The information boards at Towton Battlefield follow the traditional narrative of the battle. This largely follows the account of the Tudor chronicler Edward Hall with embellishments by 19th-century historians like Thomas Dunham Whitaker and Alexander Leadman. The battle interpretation is not corroborated by the 15th-century accounts which make no mention of Cock Beck or the 'Bridge of Bodies' (David Grummmitt, The Wars of the Roses; Volume 1, 1455-1461, The Triumph of York (Helion & Co, 2025)).