1464-1469: Key Events Flashcards
When did Somerset return to his Lancastrian allegiance?
early 1464
Where were the Lancs defeated in S. Wales in 1464? When? Who by?
Dryslwyn
4th Mar 1464
Roger Vaughan + John Donne (Hasting’s brother-in-law)
When was the Battle of Hedgley Moor? What caused it? Who won? Who was killed?
25th Apr 1464
Montagu escorted Scottish diplomats from border, attacked by Somerset
Montagu (Yorkists)
Sir Ralph Percy
When was the Battle of Hexham? Who won? Who was executed after?
15th May 1464
Montagu (Yorkists)
Somerset (Henry Beaufort)
Who did Edward IV secretly marry? When? When did he have to confess?
Elizabeth Woodville
1st May 1464
Sept 1464
What was the treaty with Scotland called? When was it signed? How long did it last?
Treaty of York
1st Jun 1464
15 years
When did Lancastrians at Alnwick, Bamburgh & Dunstanburgh surrender again? Who to?
late June 1464
Warwick
When was George Neville promoted? What to?
Mar 1465
Archbishop of York
Which 2 major nobles went on a diplomatic mission? When? Where to?
Warwick & Hastings
May-Jul 1465
Burgundy
When was Queen Elizabeth coronated?
26th May 1465
When was Henry VI captured and taken to the Tower of London?
24th Jul 1465
When was Edward’s first child born? What were they called?
11th Feb 1466
Elizabeth of York
Who was appointed treasurer in 1466? When? What was he made later that year? When? What was he made the year after? When?
Richard Woodville
Mar 1466
Earl Rivers
24th May 1466
Constable of England
24th Aug 1467
Who married William Herbert’s heir? When?
Mary Woodville (Elizabeth’s sister)
Jan 1467
When was the tournament between England and Burgundy? Where?
Jun 1467
Smithfield
Who competed on behalf of England at the Smithfield Tournament? Burgundy?
Anthony Woodville
Bastard of Burgundy
When was George Neville appointed Chancellor? When was he dismissed? Why?
1460
1467
sought dispensation from Pope to marry Isabel & Clarence against Edward’s will
When was the marriage treaty with Burgundy finalised? Who between?
Feb 1468
Margaret of York (daughter of RoY)
+
Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (son of Philip the Good)
When did the conflict with the Hanseatic League first break out? When was the second incident? What happened? What did this cause?
July 1468
23rd May 1469
Robert Winnington captured 110 ships
trade block between England and Germany + Baltics
When did Edward IV raise funds to attack France?
How much? What did he do with it?
summer 1468
£62,000
nothing
Which London merchant was harassed by Woodvilles? Why? When? What was his charge and outcome?
Thomas Cook
lent money to Margaret of Anjou
1467-68
high treason
imprisoned & fined, but found innocent
Who was Elizabeth Woodville’s previous husband? How many children did she have with him? Where did he die?
Sir John Grey
2
Second Battle of St. Albans (1461), fighting for Lancs
When Earl Rivers became treasurer in 1466, who did he replace? Which noble was he related to?
Lord Mountjoy
Warwick’s uncle
Which foreign ally did Edward IV prefer? Warwick?
Burgundy
France
When did Louis XI of France first consider uniting Margaret & Warwick to attack Edward IV’s England?
1467
Who was embarrassed by Edward’s marriage to Elizabeth Woodville? Why?
Warwick
- already negotiated marriage of Ed IV to Bona of Savoy, a French princess
- made him look weak to French, his personal allies
