On This Day facts March 29th
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 29th March On this day in history in 1461, Edward of York defeated Queen Margaret to become World Arm Wrestling Champion. Nope, wait. Edward defeated Margaret at the Battle of Towton during the Wars of the Roses, and became King of England as a result. The Wars of the Roses had been going on for years. It raged and enraged the House of York and the House of Lancaster. Basically we have Edward of York, whose house motto is Winter is Coming, fighting against Margaret, played by Cersei, the wife of King Henry VI, who was shifting between bonkers-nutso and being a little bit lethargic. The Battle of Towton has been described as the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil. It involved over 50,000 soldiers, Tyrion Lannister, some White Walkers, a zombie, and three dragons. After several hours of fighting, and with over 28,000 dead on the battlefield, the Yorkist army came out as the victors. Hen...