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Barnet was formerly the location for a large annual fair, popular with Londoners. The expression ''Barnet Fair'', more usually shortened to'' Barnet'', is a [[rhyming slang]] term for hair.
Barnet was formerly the location for a large annual fair, popular with Londoners. The expression ''Barnet Fair'', more usually shortened to'' Barnet'', is a [[rhyming slang]] term for hair.
Nearby, at Hadley Green, is the site of a major battle in the [[Wars of the Roses]]. The Battle of Barnet (14th April 1471) in which forces led by [[Edward IV]] defeated a [[Lancaster|Lancastrian]] army and killed [[Richard Neville]], Earl of Warwick, ended [[Henry VI]]’s brief recovery of fortune and consolidated Edward’s control of the country.
Nearby, at Hadley Green, is the site of a major battle in the [[Wars of the Roses]]. The Battle of Barnet (14 April 1471) in which forces led by [[Edward IV]] defeated a [[Lancaster|Lancastrian]] army and killed [[Richard Neville]], Earl of Warwick, ended [[Henry VI]]’s brief recovery of fortune and consolidated Edward’s control of the country.
[[Category: Battles]]
[[Category:Battles]]
[[Category: English History]]
[[Category:English History]]
[[Category: Wars of the Roses]]
[[Category:Wars of the Roses]]