Queen Margaret's Triumph, 1456-1459 Flashcards
When did Richard of York’s ‘second protectorate’ end?
25 February 1456
By when had most of York’s appointees to government been replaced with ‘Lancastrian’ ones?
October 1456
Which moderate noble family was removed from prominence in government by the end of 1456?
Bourchiers
With whom was Richard of York involved in a confrontation with, on behalf of the crown, from May to August 1456?
James II of Scotland
When was Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, able to gain possession of Calais?
July 1456
Where was Richard of York threatened at a Great Council held in October 1456?
Coventry
What were not held between 1456 and 1459, for fear of York’s popularity with the Commons?
parliaments
Where did Henry VI, unusually spend more than half the time between September 1456 and July 1460?
Midlands
When did Queen Margaret leave London and establish a power base in the midlands?
April 1456
Which supporter of Queen Margaret was made Keeper of the Privy Seal in September 1456?
Lawrence Booth
Which confessor of Henry VI replaced Archbishop Thomas Bourchier as Chancellor on 11 October 1456?
William Waynflete
Who replaced Henry Bourchier as Treasurer on 5 October 1456?
John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury
Whose candidate was chosen, even ahead of the king’s nomination to be the new Bishop of Durham in 1457?
Queen Margaret
Which chaplain of the queen became Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield in 1459?
John Hale
Who emerged as a loyal Lancastrian supporter in South Wales but then died in November 1456?
Edmund Tudor
When were charges brought against two Yorkists after they raised forces against Edmund Tudor?
April 1457
Constableships of Aberystwyth and which other castle were transferred from York to Jasper Tudor on 21 April 1457?
Carmarthen
What did Margaret create in January 1457, in the name of her son, that allowed her to reward her followers?
prince’s council
Who raised a military force for Margaret in Cheshire in the Autumn 1459 under the Swan badge of the Prince of Wales?
Lord Audley
Whose son and heir was married to Queen Margaret’s cousin Marie in 1457 to secure the family’s support?
Earl of Devon
What did Queen Margaret shift the focus of in March 1458 onto the results of St Albans not the causes, reinforcing Yorkist blame?
Loveday
When did Margaret Beaufort and Henry Stafford marry, further securing the support of the Staffords for the Lancastrians?
January 1458
Whose daughter was married to Shrewsbury’s in July 1458, further binding Lancastrian lords together?
Duke of Buckingham
Who was summoned to the king’s court to explain his acts of piracy as Captain of Calais in November 1458?
Earl of Warwick
Who blocked Margaret’s attempts to punish Warwick for the violence involving his servants in November 1458?
Henry VI
At which event, in March 1452, did Richard fail to confront the king due to lack of numbers?
Dartford
Which Lancastrian leader and enemy to Richard of York was slain at the First Battle of St Albans?
Edmund Beaufort
When was the First Battle of St. Albans?
22 May 1455
What was secured by Richard of York after the Yorkist victory at the First Battle of St. Albans?
Second Protectorate
What began with the deaths of the predominant leaders including Northumberland, Somerset and Clifford?
Blood Feuds
What event on 24 March 1458 superficially attempted to heal the divisions between the nobles?
Loveday
How much was Richard of York granted as a settlement for his role in the First Protectorate and a payoff from the Second Protectorate?
£1,800
Which important office was Warwick appointed to in 1455?
Captain of Calais
Which battle followed the battle of Blore Heath and led to the flight the Yorkists from England in October 1459?
Ludford Bridge
Which country did Richard of York flee to after the Yorkist defeat at Ludford Bridge?
Ireland
Where did Warwick, Salisbury and Edward of March flee to after Ludford Bridge?
Calais
Which event in November-December 1459 witnessed the attainder of the Yorkists?
Parliament of Devils
What were the Yorkists declared to be at the Parliament of Devils?
Rebels/Traitors
What was forfeited to the crown from the Yorkists and their families in November 1459?
Lands and Goods
What did Margaret unsuccessfully attempt to claim in 1453-54 during Henry VI’s madness?
Regency
What happened to Henry VI which led to Richard of York’s First Protectorate?
Madness
What did Margaret of Anjou begin to establish in 1456 when she moved the court to Coventry?
Her power base
Which family came to support York from 1453 due to family ties and their rivalry with the Percies?
The Nevilles
When was a Great Council meeting held in Coventry to which the Yorkists were not offered a safe conduct and do not seem to have attended?
June 1459
Which family (including the Archbishop of Canterbury) were excluded from the Great Council of June 1459 due to their Yorkist sympthies?
Bourchiers
Where were Salisbury’s forces intercepted by Lord Audley on 23 September 1459?
Blore Heath
Who defected from Warwick’s forces to support Henry VI’s forces at Ludford Bridge?
Andrew Trollope
Whose wife and young sons George and Richard fell into the king’s possession in late 1459?
Richard of York
When did the so-called ‘parliament of devils’ first meet in Coventry?
20 November 1459
What propaganda defence was written supporting the harsh measures against the Yorkists from the ‘parliament of devils’?
Somnium Vigilantis
How many Yorkists were attainted at the Parliament of Devils?
Twenty-seven
Who was appointed to replace Warwick as Captain of Calais on 9 October 1459?
Henry Beaufort
