Origins of conflict key facts Flashcards
When was Henry crowned king of France?
december 1431
When was the 2-year truce agreed in the treaty of Tours?
1444
When did Henry marry Margaret of Anjou?
april 1445
When was Maine surrendered?
march 1448
By what year was all French land apart from Calais lost?
1443
Who was Henry VI proxy when marrying Anjou?
duke of Suffolk
What is factionalism?
where different factions go against each other (war and anti-war faction)
When did Humphrey Duke of Gloucester die?
1447
Why did Humphrey Duke of Gloucester die?
- suffolk charged him with treason
- he died while imprisoned
When was William made the Duke of Suffolk?
1448
When did England lose Normandy?
1449
When was the Duke of Suffolk killed in Dover?
1450
When was York governor of France and Normandy?
1440-45
When was Cade’s rebellion?
1450
when was Somerset made Captain of Calais?
1451
When did York and the king fight at Dartford?
1452
Who supported the Yorkists?
Richard York, Neville Earl of Salisbury, the Earl of Warwick
How much debt was the king in?
£378,000
Who was killed at the battle of St Albans?
Duke of Somerset and Northumberland
In what way was Margaret Anjou powerful?
- active in politics
- helped get rid of York
- imprisoned Somerset
- campaigned for regency
- command somerset release
- made somerset captain of calais
How much did the king owe York?
£38,000
What were the consequences of St Albans?
- 60-70 were killed
- Somerset and Northumberland killed
- York became principal advisor, and Warwick was captain of Calais
What was the cause of St Albans?
- wanted to get rid of Somerset
- richard wanted to be chief advisor
- Nevilles were feuding with Northumberland (supported by king)
- king replaced Warwick with Somerset as counsellor of Glamorgan
What were the causes of Cade’s rebellion?
- prefered york to the king and Somerset
- wanted inquest into the loss of Normandy
- king should use crown finances
- fearful of punishment for Suffolk’s death
- annoyed with large debt
when did york serve as a lieutenant in France?
1436-37
when was the treaty of tours signed?
1444
what were 3 terms of the treaty of tours?
marriage, dowry, return of Maine
who was king of France during the treaty of tours?
Charles VII
what relation was Anjou to the king of France?
Niece
what role did Somerset replace York in 1447?
Governor of France and normandy
who was the leader of the 1450 rebellion?
jack cade
what was jack cade’s pseudonym?
john mortimer
what did henry pass in 1450 and 51 to regain patronage he’d given out?
act of resumption
what year was the coup at dartford?
1452
what is the month and year of the beginning and end of henry’s first madness?
August 1453
december 1454
full date of when York became lord protector for the first time?
27th March 1454
Month and year for the end of York’s first protectorate?
January 1455
full date of the first battle of st albans?
22nd may 1455
what happened to henry at the first battle of St. albans?
shot in the neck with an arrow
what happened on the 24th march 1458?
loveday
who won the battle of Blore heath?
Yorkists
what happened to York after the battle of ludford bridge?
retreated to ireland
what happened to Warwick, salisbury, and Edward earl of march after the battle of ludford bridge?
retreated to calais
what did Anjou after the lancaster victory at ludford bridge?
called the parliament of devils
full data of the battle of Northampton?
10th July 1460
what happened t the king after the battle of Northampton?
captured by Warwick
what was passed on the 25th October 1460?
act of accord
what did the act of accord do?
undid the act of attainder and reinsatabd the Yorkist heirs
full name and title of henry and Anjou’s son?
Edward prince of wales/ Lancaster
when was the battle of blore heath?
23rd September 1459
when was the battle of ludford Bridge
12th October 1459
when was the battle of Wakefield (york dies)?
30th December 1460
what happened at Blore Health?
Lancaster defeated by a small Yorkist army
what happened at Ludford bridge?
the Yorkists are defeated as a lot of the swapped sides - york flees to Ireland and Warwick flees to Calais
what happened when York invaded London in 1460?
- the gates were opened
- people sided with York because of the act of attainder
- the Lancastrians fled
which act reversed some of the grants given by Henry as patronage?
the 1450 and 1451 act of resumptions
when were Henry’s madnesses?
august 1453 - December 1454
march 1455 - February 1456
when is Richards 1st protectorate?
march 1454 - January 1455
when is Richards 2nd protectorate?
november 1455 - February 1456
when was the act of accord?
24th October 1460 (hand on the throne)
when was the parliament of devils that led to the act of attainder?
november 1459
when was the Yorkist invasion (sandwich, archbishop, London)
June 1460
when does york return after the Yorkist invasion to take the throne?
september 1460
when are 2 bills of personal and general grievances presented?
1450
york had 3,000 men so king agreed to most demands
