First Protectorate And Percy-Neville Feuding

Question 1

Who went mad in August 1453, leaving England without effective governance?

Answer 1

Henry VI

Question 2

Who was born on 13 October 1453 yet still the king remained catatonic?

Answer 2

Edward, Prince of wales

Question 3

News of which military defeat was arguably the reason for Henry Vi’s breakdown in health

Answer 3

Castillon

Question 4

When was Edward, Prince of Wales, Born?

Answer 4

13 October 1453

Question 5

When did the battle of Castillon take place

Answer 5

17 July 1453

Question 6

The battle of Castillon resulted in England losing possession of which French holding?

Answer 6

Gascony

Question 7

How long had Gascony been held (prior to its loss after Castillon) by the Plantagenet kings of England?

Answer 7

3 Centuries

Question 8

Which Noble and his son were killed at the rout of Castillon

Answer 8

Shrewsbury and Viscount Lisle

Question 9

Which Duke of Brittany has been credited with the French success at Castillon

Answer 9

Peter II

Question 10

The birth of Edward of Wales shattered which noble’s ambitions of one day becoming king

Answer 10

Richard, Duke of York

Question 11

Following Henry VI’s madness, which 2 magnates attempted to rule in his name but failed when it was realised Henry would not recover any time soon

Answer 11

Somerset and Cardinal Kemp

Question 12

Who, arguably one of York’s only supporters, helped York engineer the arrest of Somerset once York became protector

Answer 12

John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk

Question 13

When was York appointed Lord protector until Henry VI’s recovery?

Answer 13

27 March 1454

Question 14

When did Henry VI recover his sanity

Answer 14

Christmas 1454

Question 15

Who died on March 22 1454, who was Henry VI’s chancellor, likely leading to York becoming protector?

Answer 15

Cardinal Kemp

Question 16

Who was committed to the Tower of London in November 1453 under the orders of York

Answer 16

Somerset

Question 17

Who was appointed as chancellor under York’s first protectorate?

Answer 17

Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury

Question 18

Who else, other than Somerset and Cardinal Kemp, attempted to claim regency but was prevented from doing so due to their sex and Nationality

Answer 18

The Queen, Margaret

Question 19

Which Noble Family started backing York in October 1453

Answer 19

The Nevilles

Question 20

It is argued that the Neville’s supported York due to a land dispute with Somerset over the lordship of what?

Answer 20

Glamorgan

Question 21

York appointed Salisbury as chancellor. What does this suggest about the way that York ruled?

Answer 21

Wasn’t completely non-Partisan

Question 22

The appointment of Salisbury to chancellor angered which noble family

Answer 22

The Percies

Question 23

Which 2 Nobles backed the Percy family against York’s regime

Answer 23

Henry Holland(Exeter) and Lord Egremont

Question 24

In which region were Exeter and egremont trying to gain support

Answer 24

Yorkshire

Question 25

By when had Holland and Egremont began to rally support against York

Answer 25

May 1454

Question 26

When did York March a strong force against the rebels, forcing them to flee

Answer 26

19 may 1454

Question 27

Who led York’s forces against the rebels in may 1454

Answer 27

Lord Cromwell

Question 28

Who was captured in July 1454 and imprisoned ?

Answer 28

Henry Holland (Exeter)

Question 29

At which castle was Exeter imprisoned at when he was captured in summer 1454

Answer 29

Pontefract castle

Question 30

Who did Thomas Neville marry in may 1453

Answer 30

Maud Stanhope

Question 31

Who was Maud Stanhope the sister of

Answer 31

Lord Cromwell

Question 32

Who was Thomas Neville the 2nd son of?

Answer 32

Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury

Question 33

The marriage of Thomas Neville to Maud Stanhope linked which two families together

Answer 33

The Nevilles and the Cromwells

Question 34

The Nevilles and the Cromwells were now linked via marriage. This gave the Neville’s access to which 2 manors, which were previously owned by the Percy family?

Answer 34

Wressle and Burwell

Question 35

When was the skirmish of Heworth moor

Answer 35

24 August 1453

Question 36

The battle at heworth was in response to the marriage of who?

Answer 36

Thomas Neville and Maud Stanhope

Question 37

Which skirmish took place on the 24th August 1453

Answer 37

Heworth moor

Question 38

Who’s house in York was broken into on the 6th may 1454 by followers of Lord Egremont

Answer 38

Salisbury’s

Question 39

In retaliation for the sacking of Salisbury’s home, who attacked the home of Henry Percy in Catton, Yorkshire

Answer 39

Sir John Neville

Question 40

When did the battle of Stamford Bridge take place

Answer 40

1 November 1454

Question 41

When did the battle of Stamford Bridge take place

Answer 41

1 November 1454

Question 42

Who was captured following the battle of Stamford Bridge

Answer 42

Egremont and Richard Percy

Question 43

Who was released immediately following Henry’s recovery

Answer 43

Somerset and Egremont

Question 44

Who was deprived of his captaincy of Calais (which he granted to himself) when Henry recovered

Answer 44

Richard of York

Question 45

Who was the captaincy of Calais returned to when Henry recovered

Answer 45

Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset