Key Dates Henry VI Flashcards
When was Richard Duke of York Lieutenant in France?
1436-1437.
When was Richard Duke of York Governor of France and Normandy?
1440-1445.
When was the Treaty of Tours?
1444.
When was the marriage of Margaret of Anjou and Henry VI?
1445.
When was Henry VI supposed to give up Maine to the French?
1446.
When was the death of Humphrey Duke of Gloucester?
1447.
When was Somerset made Governor of France and Normandy?
1447.
When was Richard Duke of York made Lieutenant in Ireland?
1447.
When did Henry VI give up Maine to the French?
1448.
When were Normandy, Formingy and Rouen lost?
1450.
When did Suffolk die?
1450.
When was Cade’s Rebellion?
July 1450.
When did Richard Duke of York return to England after Cade’s Rebellion?
September 1450.
When did Richard Duke of York present two bills to the King?
1450.
When did Henry VI pass Acts of Resumption?
1450 + 1451.
When did Somerset become Captain of Calais?
1451.
When was the Coup at Dartford?
February 1452.
When was Gascony lost?
1453.
When was Henry’s first madness?
August 1453 - December 1454.
When was Richard Duke of York’s first Protectorate?
March 1454 - January 1455.
When was Somerset put in the Tower of London?
Late 1454.
When was Anjou sent to Windsor Castle to look after Henry VI?
Late 1454.
When was Edward Prince of Wales born?
October 1453.
When was the first Battle of St Albans?
22nd May 1455.
When did York begin his second Protectorate?
May 1455 (after the Battle of St Albans).
When did Warwick become Captain of Calais?
May 1455 (after the Battle of St Albans).
When was Henry’s second madness?
May 1455 - February 1456.
When did York’s second protectorate end?
February 1456.
When was there a recession in Wales?
1455 - 1458.
When did Henry organise a Great Parliament?
January 1458.
When was there an attempt upon Warwick’s life?
Autumn 1458.
When was Love Day?
24th March 1458.
When did the Lancastrians call a council that the Yorkists didn’t attend?
24th June 1459.
When was the Battle of Blore Heath?
23rd September 1459.
When was the Battle of Ludford Bridge?
12th October 1459.
When was the Parliament of Devils?
November 1459.
When was the Yorkist Invasion on Sandwich?
June 1460.
When was the Battle of Northampton?
10th July 1460.
When did York return to England after the Battle of Northampton?
8th September 1460.
When did York place his hand on the throne?
15th October 1460.
When did York get Parliament to pass the Act of Accord?
24th October 1460.
When did Richard go North to deal with Percy threats against Neville property?
December 1460.
When was the Battle of Wakefield?
30th December 1460.
When was the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross?
2nd February 1461.
When was the second Battle of St Albans?
17th February 1461.
