War of the Roses - 1455

East Grinstead, a town located at the northeastern edge of the Southern Weald, was an important market town during the War of the Roses, marked by fluctuating loyalties amid the competing factions of Yorkists and Lancastrians. Positioned strategically between the southern counties and London, it played a vital role in the region's politics, becoming a bustling center of trade and recruitment for the Yorkist forces, particularly in 1455.