Noun
Yorkist (plural Yorkists)
(historical) A supporter of the House of York.
After winning the Battle of Edgecote Moor on 26 July 1469, the Earl found the Yorkist king deserted by his followers, and brought him to Warwick Castle for "protection".sfn Lancastrian supporters took advantage of Edward's imprisonment to stage uprisings. Source: Internet
At seventeen, Prince Edward was no stranger to battlefields, having been given by his mother the task of condemning to death Yorkist prisoners taken at the Second Battle of St Albans, but he lacked experience of actual command. Source: Internet
As the Lancastrians struggled across the river, Yorkist archers rode to high vantage points and shot arrows at them. Source: Internet
Edward's march was unopposed at the beginning because he was moving through lands that belonged to the Percys, and the Earl of Northumberland was indebted to the Yorkist king for the return of his northern territory. Source: Internet
Edward sent him on a Yorkist expedition to France in 1475, and the duke was reported to have fallen overboard and drowned without any witnesses. Source: Internet
Gloucester, Clarence, and Hastings again fought to defend the Yorkist crown.sfn Exeter had been stripped of his armour and left for dead on the battlefield at Barnet, but he was alive though gravely injured. Source: Internet