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1461

1461 is the natural number that follows 1460 and precedes 1462. In arithmetic, it factors as 3 × 487; since 487 is prime, 1461 is a composite, square-free, odd integer. It is not a prime, and it is not a perfect square or a triangular number based on simple tests.

In calendar terms, 1461 AD was a year in the late Middle Ages in England, notable for

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the
Wars
of
the
Roses.
The
Battle
of
Towton,
fought
on
29
March
1461,
produced
a
decisive
Yorkist
victory
and
helped
Edward
IV
to
assume
the
throne.
He
was
crowned
later
that
year,
on
28
June,
solidifying
Yorkist
rule
and
shaping
the
course
of
the
conflict
for
years
to
come.