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what happened in April 1469?

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  • uprisings in north led by Robin of Redesdale and Robin of Holderness
  • aimed to restore Percy family as earls of northumberland
  • both suppressed by John neville
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what happened in June 1469?

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  • serious rebellion in north

- led by robin of Redesdale, generally thought to be Sir John Coyers

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who was behind the June 1469 rebellion?

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  • clearly inspired by neville party

- coyers steward of middleham - a neville stronghold

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what did the June rebellion point out?

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-ed’s govt had done nothing to deal w/ grievances against Henry VI’s govt

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what news did Edward receive at Newark? what did he do?

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  • he did not have force to match rebels - causing panic

- appealed to other towns for support, quickly realising the woodvilles were unpopular - so he sent them away

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what happened on 6 July 1469?

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Warwick traveled to calais in secret to celebrate marriage of Clarence to Isabel neville

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when did Clarence and Isabel get married?

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11 July 1469

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what happened 16 July 1469?

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Clarence and Warwick met their supporters in Canterbury after releasing their manifesto

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what was the treaty on angers?

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an alliance between Warwick and MofA

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why did Louis XI arrange treaty of angers?

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he thought a Lancastrian England dominated by Warwick would ally with France - allowing him to concentrate on gaining control of burgundy and Brittany

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when was the treaty of angers?

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22 July 1470

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what was agreed in the treaty of angers?

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  • warwick agreed to invade england and restore Henry vi to power
  • anne neville would marry prince Edward
  • clarence to be DofY and heir to throne if Lancastrian dynasty failed
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when was Anne neville officially betrothed to Edward?

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25 July 1470

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why was angers a bad deal for Clarence?

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  • forced to hand over duchy of Lancaster estates to MofA

- other Lancastrian estates would be have to be returned if Henry VI was restored

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what did Edward do on 2 October 1470?

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  • took flight to King’s Lynn from where they set sail for Low Countries
  • joined by Gloucester, Hastings and rivers
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how did Edward pay shipmen on his escape?

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with clothes and personal jewellery

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what happened on 3 October 1470?

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-Henry VI removed from tower and taken to Bishop’s palace, where he resumed power

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why did return of Henry vi cause turmoil for nobility?

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clamour for return of land from Yorkists lords to Lancastrian lords

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what did Warwick do on 6 October 1470?

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led his arms into London and pledged allegiance to Henry

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when did Louis XI declare war on Burgundy?

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dec 1470

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what happened on 12 feb 1471, pushing Charles the bold into action?

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calais garrison ordered to start attacks on Burgundian lands

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how much money did Charles grant to ed’s cause and when? why had Charles ignored him up to this point?

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  • 31 dec 1470
  • Charles granted £20,000
  • ignored ed to remain neutral in civil war
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who did Edward make peace with in order to get ships?

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Hanseatic league - received 14 ships

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who were overtures made to?

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Clarence and Henry Percy

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how big was Ed's force?
- 19 feb 1471 | - 36 ships and 1200 men
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when did ed set sail?
11 march 1471
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where was ed originally planned to land?
on east Anglian coast at Cromer
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why did ed not land at cromer?
-12 march warned by locals that Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk and rivers were in custody and Oxford was in charge of area
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where did ed land in the end? what did he say he was doing?
- ravenspur | - claiming to be merely returning to reclaim his duchy of York
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what did Edward find it difficult to find when he returned?
men to take arms for his cause
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who showed Edward unofficial support?
- northumberland | - so montagu was unable to attack his forces as they marched to Wakefield
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as he marched south, where did ed get a large force from?
- several thousand men from Midland | - following call to arms by Hastings
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what opportunity did warwick miss whilst ed was in north?
to attack ed while was most vulnerable
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what mistake did warwick make when ed reached coventry?
he chose not to fight then
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who did ed persuade to back his cause?
Clarence
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which two nobles did favour either side??
earl of Shrewsbury and lord Stanley
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which dukes went to south coast to wait for MofA and prince Edward?
somerset and devon
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how did warwick's indecision and dwindling encourage ed?
as he chose to march to LDN to gain it as a strategic position
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who chose to join ed as he marched to LDN?
sir John Howard and lord Cromwell
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how did some Lancastrians try to rally support it LDN? was it successful?
- parading Henry VI through street | - backfired as old king did not compare favourably to new king
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why did LDN merchants backed?
they had a finial stake in Ed's restoration
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when did LDN open its gates to Ed?
11 April
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when was battle of barnet?
14 April 1471 - Easter Sunday
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at barnet, who had a larger force?
warwick
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what was warwick's force doing throughout the night?
bombarding the Yorkist force
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what did ed decide to do at 4 a.m.?
decided to launch an attack despite thick fog
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which force fought which at barnet?
- Hastings v Oxford - york v Exeter - ed in centre of fighting
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which Yorkists were killed and injured at barnet ?
- Cromwell and sayer killed | - Gloucester and rivers badly hurt
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which Lancastrians were killed at barnet ?
montagu, exeter and warwick
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what happened the same day as barnet?
Edward and Margaret landed at weymouth
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what did Margaret decide to do after landing?
to march for Wales to join forces with Jasper Tudor
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how big was Ed's force when marching to intercept Margaret ?
about 5000 men
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how far had the Yorkists and Lancastrians reached by 1 may 1471?
- Yorkists force had reached malmesbury | - Lancastrian force was at bristol
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which city refused to let Margret enter?
gloucester - so she was forced into Tewkesbury
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when was the battle of Tewkesbury?
4 may 1741
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how was Somerset goaded into attack at tewkesbury?
by Yorkist artillery fire, and after a short while Yorkists forces overwhelmed Somerset's
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which Lancastrian died at tewkesbury?
earl of devon and lord wedlock, Edward was killed as he tried to flee
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where did Somerset flee to? for how long?
- tewkesbury abbey | - two days later he was forced out and executed
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by what date was it all over for the Lancastrians?
14 may 1471
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what happened in Richmondshire in end of April 1471?
- there was an uprising while ed was dealing w/ Margaret's forces - news of Margaret's defeat ended the revolt - rebels capitulated to the earl of northumberland
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who launched a more serious revolt in 1471?
Thomas neville, bastard of fauconberg
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what did fauconberg do on hearing of the defeat at barnet?
- he had been put in charge of patrolling the Chanel - he return to calais - he called to arms 300 men from the garrison and landed them @ Kent
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what did fauconberg do on 12 may 1471?
- he attacked city of LDN | - gathered support in the cinque-ports and Canterbury
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was fauconberg's attack successful?
- tower and London were successfully defended by rivers and lord dudley - fauconberg retreated to blackheath, but as the king's army approached six days later the rebel force dispersed
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when did ed re-enter LDN?
21 may 1471
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when did Henry VI die?
21 may
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when was battle fo Edgecote?
26 July 1469
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what happened night before Edgecote?
- earls of Pembroke and Devon argued about billeting arrangements in Banbury - led to Devon's troops, with the bulk of the royal archers, camped some miles away from Pembroke's troops
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who arrived in the middle of fighting at Edgecote?
- small detachment of Warwick's men, led by Sir John Clapham | - pembroke's men mistook them for advanced guard of another army and broke rank
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who was killed at edgecote?
earl of Pembroke, sir Richard Herbert, earl of Devon, earl rivers and John Woodville
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what happened to Ed IV after edgecote?
3 days later ed captured and sent to Middleham castle
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what happened in the period after edgecote?
period of uneasy truce
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what was Ed's dilemma after Edgecote?
- Warwick had shown his hadn't and Ed could no longer trust him - but the court party had been decimated
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what did Warwick and Clarence do in October 1469?
- Warwick and Clarence admitted their failure to take power and reached an agreement with Ed - restored Ed to power and allowed his return to LDN
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what did ed make Gloucester after Edgecote?
justiciar of South Wales and constable of England
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what did Ed do 1 march 1470?
- restored Henry Percy as Earl of Northumberland | - took title and lands away from John neville
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how did ed appease john Neville?
promotion to title of marquis of montagu on 24 march 1470
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how did the Lincolnshire rebellion begin?
factional dispute between Sir Thomas Burgh and Lord Welles and his son, Sir Robert Welles
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what did the Lincolnshire rebellion escalate to?
open challenge to king - Warwick and Clarence reportedly at the heart of it
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when was battle of losecoat?
12 march 1470
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what was the result of losecoat?
ed easily suppressed the rebellion
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why is loseocat given its name?
rebels took jackets off and threw them away in attempt to escape quickly
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what was the battle cry of the rebels at looscoate?
o Clarence o Clarence o Warwick
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what did sir Robert Welles admit before his execution?
confessed that Clarence and Warwick were at the heart of the rebellion
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when were Clarence and Warwick declared traitors?
24 march 1470

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