That would make sense, and I know that that was probably the gate he used to enter York. I wonder if any of the contemporary sources mention specifically that it was Micklegate Bar though.

@allabouthistory.bsky.social I will also keep researching, but here is the author's reply as promised!

thank you so much for the response!

Could you please help me by pointing me in the right direction? Where in your research was it Micklegate Bar in particular, please?

My reader cited a few different contemporary sources, and none of them say that it was Micklegate Bar in particular. "and there set vpon the gatys" [Fabyan], "oner the gate of the citie of Yorke" [Hall], "and their heads were placed on various parts of York" [William of Worcester].

On p263, talking about the Battle of Wakefield, you said “All three were killed in the fighting that followed, or fleeing in its aftermath, and their heads were placed upon Micklegate Bar in York, the duke’s topped by a paper crown."

I am going to research this further. I'll email the author and ask about her reference, but I don't know if I will get a response. I am going to trust your judgement on this, looking at the contemporary sources, however I am also going to look into it myself. Thank you so much!

Unfortunately, that is not cited in her book. According to historyofyork.org.uk, Micklegate Bar "was the main entrance to the city for anyone arriving from the South." There are multiple gates into the city, however, so I'm not sure why Amy Licence said specifically Micklegate Bar.

In my notes, that portion of the article I got from "Red Roses: Blanche of Gaunt to Margaret Beaufort." On p263, "All three were killed in the fighting that followed, or fleeing in its aftermath, and their heads were placed upon Micklegate Bar in York, the duke’s topped by a paper crown."

Thank you for the question @allabouthistory.bsky.social! I'll look into it and get back to you.