<P> The Battle of Barnet was a decisive engagement in the Wars of the Roses , a dynastic conflict of 15th - century England . The military action , along with the subsequent Battle of Tewkesbury , secured the throne for Edward IV . On 14 April 1471 near Barnet , then a small Hertfordshire town north of London , Edward led the House of York in a fight against the House of Lancaster , which backed Henry VI for the throne . Leading the Lancastrian army was Richard Neville , 16th Earl of Warwick , who played a crucial role in the fate of each king . Historians regard the battle as one of the most important clashes in the Wars of the Roses , since it brought about a decisive turn in the fortunes of the two houses . Edward 's victory was followed by 14 years of Yorkist rule over England . </P>
<P> The Battle of Barnet was a decisive engagement in the Wars of the Roses , a dynastic conflict of 15th - century England . The military action , along with the subsequent Battle of Tewkesbury , secured the throne for Edward IV . On 14 April 1471 near Barnet , then a small Hertfordshire town north of London , Edward led the House of York in a fight against the House of Lancaster , which backed Henry VI for the throne . Leading the Lancastrian army was Richard Neville , 16th Earl of Warwick , who played a crucial role in the fate of each king . Historians regard the battle as one of the most important clashes in the Wars of the Roses , since it brought about a decisive turn in the fortunes of the two houses . Edward 's victory was followed by 14 years of Yorkist rule over England . </P>
who was involved in the battle of barnet
who was involved in the battle of barnet
Edward IV Hertfordshire Richard Neville , 16th Earl of Warwick House of Lancaster
Edward IV Hertfordshire Richard Neville , 16th Earl of Warwick House of Lancaster