Rebellion, Readeption and Restoration, 1469-1471

Question 1

Who, along with Warwick, produced a manifesto in July 1469 criticising the Woodvilles and New Yorkists?

Answer 1

George of Clarence

Question 2

What easily abused system was Edward IV still reliant on for delivery of justice?

Answer 2

Bastard Feudalism

Question 3

In what year had the Speak of the House of Commons complained about disorder in the realm?

Answer 3

1467

Question 4

The author of which chronicle, written after 1478, said that by 1469 people were disillusioned with Yorkist rule?

Answer 4

Warkworth

Question 5

Who had secretly offered Holland and Zealand to Warwick in return for his support by 1469?

Answer 5

Louis XI

Question 6

In what year had the Commons granted Edward IV £62,000 for a war in France that he had not undertaken?

Answer 6

1468

Question 7

Which supporter of Warwick led the Yorkshire rebellion of 1469 under the name Robin of Redesdale?

Answer 7

Sir John Conyers

Question 8

Who attempted to prevent George of Clarence from defying his brother in June 1469?

Answer 8

Cecily, Duchess of York

Question 9

When did George of Clarence marry Isabel Neville in defiance of Edward IV’s orders?

Answer 9

11 July 1469

Question 10

Who performed the marriage of George of Clarence and Isabel Neville in Calais in July 1469?

Answer 10

George Neville

Question 11

When did Clarence and Warwick issue their manifesto calling for the reform of the realm?

Answer 11

12 July 1469

Question 12

When did the first rumblings of Robin of Redesdale’s rebellion occur?

Answer 12

May 1469

Question 13

Who was appointed to the commission of oyer and terminer to deal with Redesdale’s uprising?

Answer 13

Warwick

Question 14

Who was very slow to react to indications of the treason of Warwick and Clarence in July 1469?

Answer 14

Edward IV

Question 15

Who did Edward IV send away from him in July 1469 because their unpopularity threatened his safety?

Answer 15

Woodvilles

Question 16

At which battle on 26 July 1469 were the forces of Edward IV’s supporters defeated by Robin of Redesdale?

Answer 16

Edgecote

Question 17

Who, along with Humphrey Stafford, the Earl of Devon, was executed by the rebels after Edgecote?

Answer 17

William Herbert

Question 18

Where did Edward IV leave on 29 July, unaware that his army had been defeated, and into the possession of Warwick?

Answer 18

Nottingham

Question 19

When was Henry Percy restored as Earl of Northumberland, angering John Neville, Warwick’s brother?

Answer 19

March 1470

Question 20

What title was John Neville given by Edward IV in compensation for the loss of his earldom along with lands in the South-West?

Answer 20

Marquess of Montagu

Question 21

Who attacked the possessions of the Yorkist Sir Thomas Burgh, sparking the Lincolnshire rebellion in Spring 1470?

Answer 21

Sir Robert Welles

Question 22

Who received the offices and estates in Wales that Warwick had given to himself in August 1469?

Answer 22

Richard of Gloucester

Question 23

At which battle did Edward IV’s army crushed the Lincolnshire rebellion led by Sir Robert Welles?

Answer 23

Losecoat Field

Question 24

When was the Battle of Losecoat Field?

Answer 24

12 March 1470

Question 25

The treachery of which nobles was revealed by the rebels after the Battle of Losecoat Field?

Answer 25

Clarence and Warwick

Question 26

When did Clarence and Warwick defy a summons from Edward Iv and flee to France?

Answer 26

April 1470

Question 27

Whose warnings did Edward IV allegedly ignore in Summer 1470?

Answer 27

Charles of Burgundy

Question 28

Which title was given to John Neville's son by Edward IV in an attempt to maintain his loyalty?

Answer 28

Duke of Bedford

Question 29

Who did Edward IV unsuccessfully attempt to persuade to return to his side in late Summer 1470?

Answer 29

George of Clarence

Question 30

Who was replaced at Calais by Edward IV in Summer 1470 because he had previously been close to Warwick?

Answer 30

Sir John Wenlock

Question 31

Where did Edward IV catastrophically linger after putting down a rebellion in August 1470?

Answer 31

Yorkshire

Question 32

When did Edward IV write from Yorkshire that he expected Warwick to invade Kent?

Answer 32

7 September 1470

Question 33

Which brother-in-law of Warwick led a rebellion in the north riding of Yorkshire in late July 1470?

Answer 33

Lord FitzHugh of Ravensworth

Question 34

Which Neville supporter led the Cumberland rising against Edward IV in late July 1470?

Answer 34

Richard Sulkeld

Question 35

Who had many of the rebels in the north in 1470 also followed in 1469?

Answer 35

Robin of Redesdale

Question 36

When had Margaret of Anjou first tried to interest Louis XI in exploiting political rifts in England?

Answer 36

February 1465

Question 37

What deal was made between Warwick and Margaret of Anjou in late July 1470?

Answer 37

Angers Agreement

Question 38

Which daughter of Warwick did Edward of Lancaster marry to secure their alliance?

Answer 38

Anne Neville

Question 39

Where in England did Edward IV land on 14th March 1471 after deciding to reclaim the throne?

Answer 39

Ravenspur

Question 40

Which recently restored noble aided Edward IV by failing to take action against him soon after his landing in March 1471?

Answer 40

Henry Percy

Question 41

Which city opened its gates to Edward IV in 1471 after he promised he only came to reclaim his paternal inheritance and not the crown?

Answer 41

York

Question 42

Which northern city refused to open its gates to Edward IV shortly after he landed?

Answer 42

Hull

Question 43

Where did Edward IV successfully evade the forces led by John Neville that had been sent to intercept him?

Answer 43

Pontefract

Question 44

In which city did Richard Neville remain when Edward IV arrived seeking battle in late March 1471?

Answer 44

Coventry

Question 45

Where on 3 April 1471 did Clarence, with a host of 12,000, joined forces with his brother, Edward IV, who forgave him?

Answer 45

Banbury

Question 46

Who prepared to defend London and the readeption regime by having Henry VI paraded through the streets of the capital?

Answer 46

George Neville

Question 47

When did Edward IV gain entry to London unopposed and take possession of Henry VI?

Answer 47

11th April 1471

Question 48

Where did Edward IV ride to, to fight and defeat the much larger force led by Warwick on 14th April 1471?

Answer 48

Barnet

Question 49

What led to a large number of Lancastrian deaths and the collapse of morale at Barnet?

Answer 49

mistaken identity

Question 50

Who was killed whilst trying to escape from the battlefield at Barnet on 14th April 1471?

Answer 50

Richard Neville

Question 51

Where, in London, did Edward IV display Warwick’s body for three days in 1471 to prove that he was dead?

Answer 51

St. Paul’s cathedral

Question 52

When did Queen Margaret and Edward of Lancaster land at Weymouth in South West England?

Answer 52

14th April 1471

Question 53

Who did Queen Margaret rely on to raise an army in Wales that her forces could join?

Answer 53

Jasper Tudor

Question 54

When did Edward IV depart from London in a successful attempt to catch Margaret’s forces before they could enter Wales?

Answer 54

23rd April 1471

Question 55

At which crossing of the River Severn did Edward IV finally catch Queen Margaret’s forces on 3rd May 1471?

Answer 55

Tewkesbury

Question 56

When did Edward IV return in triumph to London after defeating the Lancastrians at Tewkesbury?

Answer 56

21st May 1471

Question 57

Who was hacked to death without mercy at Tewkesbury despite appealing to his brother-in-law, the Duke of Clarence, for mercy?

Answer 57

Edward of Lancaster

Question 58

Where were Edmund and John Beaufort and other Lancastrian nobles dragged from and executed two days after the battle?

Answer 58

Tewkesbury Abbey

Question 59

Which illegitimate Neville attempted to attack London in May 1471 during Edward IV’s absence?

Answer 59

Thomas Fauconberg

Question 60

Who was murdered on the night of 21st May 1471, almost certainly on the orders of Edward IV?

Answer 60

Henry VI