1450: Suffolk's Downfall and Aftermath Flashcards
Which unpopular bishop was murdered in early 1450? When? Where? What had happened to him in Nov 1449?
Adam Moleyns, Bishop of Chichester
9th Jan 1450
Portsmouth
forced to resign as Treasurer
Who was Adam Moleyns murdered by? When? Why?
unpaid, discontented soldiers in Portsmouth
9th Jan 1450
associated with unpopular Suffolk and Henry VI
When was Suffolk arrested? How was he punished?
28th Jan 1450
impeached in parliament, imprisoned in Tower of London and banished for 5 years (reluctantly by Henry VI in an attempt to save his life from angry mobs)
When was the Battle of Formigny? What were its consequences?
15th Apr 1450
decisive defeat, caused loss of all of Normandy
When was Suffolk captured on the way to his banishment in Calais? By what ship? What happened to him?
2nd May 1450
‘Nicholas of the Tower’
mock trial, executed and his body was found on the beaches of Dover, Kent
When was Jack Cade’s Rebellion? Where did it begin?
May-Jul 1450
Kent
When did Somerset return from France and take hold of the King’s household? Whose faction did he inherit?
1st Aug 1450
Suffolk’s
What was the final loss in France? When?
Cherbourg
12th Aug 1450
When did York return to England? Where did he land? When did he reach London? Who did he meet?
7th Sept 1450
Beaumaris, Anglesey
27th Sept 1450
Henry VI
What happened after York met the King in Sept 1450, claiming reform?
- Somerset placed in Tower of London for his own safety
- York toured East Anglia in Oct 1450
When did York return to London? With who and how many men?
Nov 1450
Duke of Norfolk and 3,000 men
Who was assaulted by angry mobs? When? Who saved him? What was the response?
Somerset
1st Dec 1450
York
placed in the Tower of London for his own safety (again)
Who did parliament petition to remove the land and power from? When? What was the result?
Somerset
Nov 1450
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