Richard of Gloucester's coup and the consequences, 1483 Flashcards
What was set up, allegedly largely rejecting the will of Edward IV, and was dominated by the Woodvilles?
Minority council
What title was given to Richard of Gloucester after his brother’s death?
Protector
What were the Woodvilles anxious to organise as quickly as possible?
Edward V’s coronation
Whose dispute with Dorset led him to oppose the Woodvilles in the minority council?
Lord Hastings
Who arrested Anthony Woodville and Richard Grey the morning after dining with them at Stony Stratford?
Richard of Gloucester
On which day did Gloucester, Buckingham and Edward V enter London?
4 May 1483
What did the minority council refuse to agree that Rivers and Richard Grey had committed?
Treason
Which new and later date did the council set for Edward V’s coronation after Gloucester’s arrival?
22 June 1483
Who did Richard make Chief Justice and Chamberlain in Wales as well as controller of royal castles there?
Buckingham
What did Gloucester order to be sent to him from the north, especially York, in early June?
Military reinforcements
When did Gloucester arrest Hastings, Lord Stanley and John Morton, on charges of treason?
13 June 1483
Who, backed by armed men, persuaded the Queen to allow the Duke of York to leave sanctuary?
Archbishop Thomas Bourchier
Who preached the ‘rightful’ title of Gloucester to the crown at St Paul’s Cross on 22 June 1483?
Ralph Shaw
Who did Buckingham address on 24 June 1483 in support of Richard of Gloucester’s claim to the throne?
Mayor of London
Who was it alleged that Edward IV had been pre-contracted to marry before Elizabeth Woodville?
Lady Eleanor Butler
Who was excluded from the succession on the grounds of his father’s attainder for treason?
Edward of Warwick
Where were Rivers, Grey and Vaughan executed on 25 June 1483 on Gloucester’s orders?
Pontefract
When did Gloucester take the throne and was formally acknowledged as King Richard III?
26 June 1483
Which family is it argued that Gloucester was afraid of in 1483?
Woodvilles
Which powerful elder step-son of Edward IV was using the royal treasure to equip a fleet in 1483?
Thomas Grey