The Yorkists after the death of Richard of York, 1461 Flashcards
When was the battle of Mortimer’s Cross?
2 February 1461
Who did Edward of March defeat and execute after the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross?
Owen Tudor
Where was Owen Tudor executed by Edward of March after Mortimer’s Cross?
Hereford
Whose forces won the Second battle of St. Albans?
Margaret of Anjou
When did Margaret’s forces win the second battle of St. Albans?
17 February 1461
Who did Warwick lose possession of at the Second battle of St. Albans?
Henry VI
Which two Yorkists were executed at the Second battle of St. Albans?
Lord Bonville and Sir Thomas Kyriell
What did the city authorities do to prevent Margaret of Anjou entering London in 1461?
Barred the gates
What ‘plundered’ St. Albans Abbey before being barred from London?
Margaret’s ‘northern’ army
When did Edward of March arrive at London?
27 February 1461
Which bishop of Exeter declared Edward of March’s title as king on 1 March 1461?
George Neville
What did the disinheritance of the Lancastrian line from the Act of Accord in 1460 turn the conflict in 1461 into?
Dynastic conflict
When did the Battle of Towton take place?
29 March 1461
When did the Battle of Ferrybridge take place?
28 March 1461
Who did Warwick and Fauconberg defeat at the battle of Ferrybridge?
Lord Clifford
Whose late arrival at Towton reinforced the Yorkists and helped defeat the Lancastrians?
John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk
Who helped to keep Wales loyal to the Lancastrians after the defeat at Towton?
Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke
Which influential family became firmly committed to the Yorkists prior to the Battle of Towton?
Bourchiers
Who provided the queen and Henry VI with sanctuary immediately after the defeat at Towton?
Mary of Guelders
Who is known as the ‘kingmaker’ to historians?
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
What did Margaret arguably turn the conflict into, between the Lancastrian North and the Yorkist South?
Regional War
Where did Queen Margaret relocate the government to in 1456, alienating the citizens of London?
Coventry
What was violated by the killing of York and thus legitimised Edward IV’s claim to the throne?
Act of Accord
What phenomenon did Edward of March convince his men represented the Holy Trinity at Mortimer’s Cross?
‘Sun Dog’
Which member of the Neville house organised Edward’s entry to London in March 1461?
George, bishop of Exeter
Who fled England on 10 February 1461 as the Lancastrians approached London?
Francesco Coppini
In which region did Warwick raise the majority of his forces from in 1461?
The Midlands
Which experienced warrior and uncle of Warwick led the Yorkist vanguard at Towton?
Lord Fauconberg
At which battle did Warwick lose possession of Henry VI at on 17 February 1461?
Second Battle of St Albans
What did Queen Margaret promise to surrender to the Scots in return for their aid in January 1461?
Berwick
At which battle in December 1460 did Margaret of Anjou’s forces kill Richard of York?
Wakefield
Whose death in December 1460 gave Margaret the perfect opportunity to march south?
Richard of York
Refusal for Queen Margaret to enter which city shows that the country felt the effects of her regionalism?
London
What did the Lancastrian army fail to do at the battle of Towton, likely due to poor planning beforehand?
retreat safely
At which battle did Edward of March first demonstrate his leadership skills on 2 February 1461?
Mortimer’s Cross
Where was Queen Margaret when her army defeated Richard of York at Wakefield?
Lincluden (Scotland)
In which county did Queen Margaret’s ‘northern’ army plunder Grantham and Stamford?
Lincolnshire
What did the Yorkists regard as violated after the Second Battle of St. Albans?
Act of Accord
Where did 12 Lancastrian lords swear to uphold Margaret’s deal with Scotland in January 1461?
York
What did Queen Margaret surrender, as per her deal, to the Scots on 25 April 1461?
Berwick
Which famed Lancastrian military captain was killed at the Battle of Towton?
Andrew Trollope
Which noble family emerged as more dangerously powerful than ever after Towton?
Nevilles
Where did the Lancastrian royal family flee to after the Battle of Towton?
Scotland
Which prominent Earl of Northumberland was killed at the Battle of Towton?
Henry Percy
Which Lancastrian leader escaped Towton and was sent to seek aid from Louis XI of France?
Henry Beaufort (Somerset)
Which Earl of Wiltshire was executed by the Yorkists after the Battle of Towton?
James Butler
What aided the Yorkists and impeded the Lancastrian archers at the Battle of Towton?
Wind (and Snow)
Whose personal bravery saved the left wing of his army from collapse at Towton?
Edward IV
Which steeply banked stream behind the Lancastrian line at Towton hindered their escape?
Cock Beck
Who allegedly sat and sang under a tree at the Second Battle of St Albans?
Henry VI
