Earl of Warwick's oath on his sword, Battle of Ferrybridge

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, makes an oath on his sword after stabbing his horse -- he swore that he would conquer or die in the battlefield, at the Battle of Ferrybridge, during the Wars of the Roses. (This could be myth rather than fact.)

1460s 1461 Aristocrat Conquer Cruelty Dubious Fact Ferrybridge Kingmaker Oath Stabbing Swearing Swore Warwick Yorkist Yorkists

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