Queen Margaret of Anjou with son and robber

Queen Margaret of Anjou, wife of King Henry VI, fleeing into a forest after the Battle of Hexham (15 May 1464, Wars of the Roses) with her son, Prince Edward, meets a robber and asks for protection. This legend has little basis in reality, as Margaret was not in England at the time of the battle

1460s 1464 Anjou Fled Fleeing Hexham Lancastrian Northumberland Refuge Robber Robbers

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