1461-1469: Edward's First Reign

Question 1

1461-
Ending Opposition
Controlling Country

Answer 1

1461-Edward ends Lancastrian opposition:

• marches to Durham & York
• recaptures Alnwick Castle

1462- Defeat of Margaret:

• lands in Bamburg with 800 men
• defeated and exiled to France

Question 2

1464-
Edward’s first actions
Controlling nobility

Answer 2

England fully in Edward’s control:
-Merciful Approach and pardons & restores Lancastrians
E.G. Ralph Percy

• Passed 113 Attainders, used the land to win political support
• Warwick became admiral of England, William Neville became Incharge of the West, Neville’s most rewarded.

Question 3

1464-

Edward’s 1st Mistake

Answer 3

Warwick is in France trying to negotiate a marriage between Edward and Louis XI sister in law, Bona of Savoy.

Edward secretly married Elizabeth Woodville- Lancastrian Gentry.

Warwick is humiliated and France angry at being left out. Edward and Warwick starting to feud.

Question 4

Edward and Warwick feud:

Causes

Answer 4

• Secret Marriage, Warwick feels excluded
• Factionalism surrounding Woodville’s
• Edward chose Burgundian alliance:
  Burgundy more popular with London merchants and would help trade, Warwick wanted French alliance to starve Lancastrians of support.
• Marriage market overrun by Woodvilles, no one for Warwick’s daughters to marry.
• Warwick secretly married Isobel Neville and George Duke of Clarence after Edward forbade it.

Question 5

1469-

Warwick’s rebellion

Answer 5

Warwick starts a rebellion similar to York’s, tries to force Edward into a coalition.

Issues propaganda about evil advisors but cannot justify deposing him.

Edward declares Warwick and Clarence traitors so they flee to Calais but not allowed in.

Warwick goes to France where LXI forms alliance between Warwick and Margaret. Anne Neville married prince of Wales.
Warwick goes to England to put HVI back on throne

Question 6

1469-

Edward Loses Throne

Answer 6

Warwick goes to England and gathers support for HVI.

Edward is forced to flee to Burgundy.

Question 7

1471-

Edwards regains throne

Answer 7

Duke of Burgundy gives him money, ships and men.

Edward is allowed into England after claiming he has come to reclaim duchy of York.

Warwick caught by surprise and Margaret has not yet arrived from France.

Battle of Barnet:
-Warwick killed

Battle of Tewksbury:

• Prince of Wales Dead
• HVI captured and dies in Tower of London
• Edward wins throne again