Wakefield Museums and Castles

Sandal Castle was involved in the Wars of the Roses.

The Battle of Wakefield took place here on 30 December 1460. Richard, Duke of York was fatally wounded in the battle. The Battle was fought on Wakefield Green, below the castle. Sandal Castle itself suffered no damage.

You can find out more in our Battle of Wakefield comic book (tap the square icon in the bottom right hand corner of the widget to bring it full screen):

You can alternatively view The Battle of Wakefield comic on Yumpu (external site)

Our Battle of Wakefield comic was produced in 2010. It honoured the battle’s 550th anniversary. All research was up to date at the time it was published.

Since then, there's been exciting new research! This new research on the events leading up to, during and after the battle differs on a number of points. We're looking forward to seeing more critical analysis of this research.