Facts for 1445-61 Flashcards
Crown debt by 1450
By 1450 the crown was £370,000 in debt
how many men in Cade’s rebellion
Almost 50,000 (46,000)
How many men did York return with from Ireland and when
3,000
September 1450
How much was York owed in 1450
£35,000
How many nobles supported York at Dartford and who were they
2 - Earl of Devon (William Courtenay) and Lord Cobham
How many nobles supported York at Dartford and who were they
2 - Earl of Devon (William Courtenay) and Lord Cobham
When was the Queen (Margaret) pregnant from
Jan 1453
What battle caused the 2nd collapse of Gascony and when
August 1453 - Battle of Castillon
How much did York reduce crown expenditure by in his 1st protectorate
5X
£25,000 to £5,000
What rising did York deal effectively with in the 1st protectorate
Exeter-Egremont rising 1454
Put down at the Battle of Stamford Bridge
Why did the Nevilles and Warwick support York
Early 1453 Warwick and Somerset dispute regarding lands in Glamorgan
Nevilles also in dispute with the Percys in Summer 1453 - turned to York to help
Who did York alienate in his protectorate
Percys
Exeter - rising plus supporting Nevilles
Somerset - even more
When was Edward - Margaret’s son (H6’s) - born
October 1453
Yorkist vs Royal men at St Albans 1
3000 Yorkists
2000 Royal
Who was killed at St Albans 1
Somerset
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Lord Clifford
When was the Courtenay-Bonville dispute and what happened
Winter 1455
Dispute over new support led to murders
Reason for York becoming Protector
York intervened – the Earl of Devon (Courtenay) submitted to him and was arrested and placed in the Tower
Courtenays later granted a pardon
What happened at Loveday
St Pauls - RDY hand-in-hand with Margaret, Somerset and Salisbury and Warwick with Northumberland
Compensation agreed for deaths at St Albans – to Percy and Clifford families
participants at the Loveday had each arrived with a large, armed following
Feud between Warwick and Margaret in peace years and pinnacle
feud developed between Margaret and Warwick as Margaret attempted to have Warwick arrested on charges of piracy and riot - Warwick had raided ships to pay his garrison
Warwick survived assassination attempt in London, November 1458
Why was Towton not inevitable for E4
Twice as many nobles (19) fought for H6 as fought for Edward (8)
What feud did York step in to stop and why was this evidence for his mistrust of Lancastrians
September 1451
Early Courtenay-Bonville dispute (Earl of Devon besieged Lord Bonville) - York stepped in and stopped it
Instead of being thanked he was accused of breaking the peace himself
He had to declare his support for H6 and accused his enemies of making H6 distrust him
Evidence that York tried for peaceful solutions first before Dartford
Tried to impeach Somerset desperately in Parliament in late 1451 but failed
When were the crown jewels sold and why
1448
For funds due to huge crown debts
