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To: blam
The Battle of Towton took place in a snowstorm, Taking place on Palm Sunday, March 29, 1461.

Must have been one cold Spring Day. Was this during the Little Ice Age?

12 posted on 09/12/2006 3:06:17 PM PDT by scouse
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To: scouse
Must have been one cold Spring Day. Was this during the Little Ice Age?

Probably. Plus this was probably the Julian Calendar (the seasons were slowly shifting due to that 1/4 - day each year).

18 posted on 09/12/2006 3:14:08 PM PDT by Tallguy (The problem with this war is the name... You don't wage war against a tactic.)
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To: scouse
"Was this during the Little Ice Age"

Yes.

20 posted on 09/12/2006 3:17:43 PM PDT by blam
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Was this during the Little Ice Age?

Yeah. The Little Ice Age began about 1300 and lasted until about 1850.

40 posted on 09/12/2006 7:14:42 PM PDT by THX 1138
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To: scouse

Yes it was.


49 posted on 09/13/2006 10:29:34 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (updated my FR profile on Saturday, September 2, 2006. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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