Edward IV Flashcards
(32 cards)
When was Edward proclaimed King ? (1)
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4 March 1461
Battle of Mortimer’s Cross
February 1461
Edward’s proclamation that any supporters of Henry VI who submitted to him would receive a pardon - this excluded those who earned over 100 marks a year
6 March 1461
Battle of Towton
28 March 1461
When was Edward crowned king of England and France?
28 June 1461
Henry VI captured and put in the Tower of London
July 1465
Margaret ordered Berwick to be surrendered to Scotland in return for help from the King of Scotland
April 1461
Margaret tried to attack Edward but failed
October 1462
Battle of Hedgeley Moor
1464
Battle of Hexham
1464
Pembroke Castle was taken from Jasper Tudor
October 1461
Charles VII of France died
July 1461
Mary of Guelders paid for Margaret of Anjou to go to France
1462
Louis XI signed a truce with Edward IV where he agreed to abandon his support for the Scots
October 1463
Edward signed a truce with Scotland
December 1463
A commercial treaty was signed with Burgundy and the following spring a marriage treaty was agreed where Edward’s sister, Margaret, would marry Charles, Duke of Burgundy
November 1467
Edward marries Elizabeth Woodville
May 1464
Earl Rivers becomes treasurer of England replacing Warwick’s uncle, Lord Mountjoy
1466
Edward’s sister marries the Duke of Burgundy’s son, Charles
1468
Battle of Edgecote
1469
Clarence marries Warwick’s daughter, Isobel
11 July 1469
Battle of Losecoat Field
March 1470
Edward IV flees to Burgundy and Henry VI is returned to the throne
October 1470
Battle of Barnet
April 1471
