The Yorkists in 1460

Question 1

Where did Richard of York and Rutland flee to in 1459 after Ludford Bridge?

Answer 1

Ireland

Question 2

Where did Warwick, Salisbury and Edward of March flee to in 1459 after Ludford Bridge?

Answer 2

Calais

Question 3

At which battle outside Calais in April 1460 were Somerset’s forces defeated by Warwick’s?

Answer 3

Newnham Bridge

Question 4

With whom did Warwick arrange a vital three month truce in November 1459?

Answer 4

Philip of Burgundy

Question 5

Which papal legate was persuaded to support the Yorkist cause and joined their 1460 invasion?

Answer 5

Francesco Coppini

Question 6

What did Warwick do to members of the Calais garrison he caught that had deserted him at Ludford Bridge?

Answer 6

Execute them

Question 7

What did Warwick participate in against French and Castilian shipping in early 1460?

Answer 7

Piracy

Question 8

On what day did Warwick’s forces capture a ship with vital money for the forces besieging Calais?

Answer 8

16 March 1460

Question 9

How much money was advanced to Warwick in a loan by the Staplers of Calais?

Answer 9

£18,000

Question 10

Who did York negotiate with when he was in exile in Ireland in early 1460?

Answer 10

James II of Scotland

Question 11

Where did the Irish parliament that supported York sit between February and July 1460?

Answer 11

Drogheda

Question 12

When did Warwick’s forces raid Sandwich carrying off many ships and the Woodvilles?

Answer 12

15 January 1460

Question 13

Which sheriff of Devon was unsuccessfully commissioned in February 1460 to destroy Warwick’s fleet?

Answer 13

Sir Baldwin Fulford

Question 14

Who was commissioned in March 1460 to defeat Warwick’s ships but failed to intercept them?

Answer 14

Henry Holland

Question 15

Who were incensed when the Lancastrian government attempted to seize their ships?

Answer 15

Venetians

Question 16

When did the Lancastrian government unsuccessfully appeal for loans?

Answer 16

March 1460

Question 17

What did the Lancastrian regime cause by focusing its power and support in the midlands and north?

Answer 17

Regional Polarisation

Question 18

Which shire remained turbulent since Cade’s rebellion and was sympathetic to the Yorkists?

Answer 18

Kent

Question 19

How long did Warwick spend with York in Ireland planning for their invasion?

Answer 19

Two months

Question 20

Who did York appoint as his loyal deputy when he left Ireland in late summer 1460?

Answer 20

Earl of Kildare

Question 21

Which city was supportive of the Yorkist lords due to unpopular Lancastrian restrictions on trade?

Answer 21

London

Question 22

At which battle in July 1460 did Warwick’s forces capture Henry VI?

Answer 22

Northampton

Question 23

Who defected to support the Yorkists at Northampton after secret communications with Warwick?

Answer 23

Lord Grey

Question 24

Which member of the Neville family had a large row with York after he claimed the throne?

Answer 24

Warwick

Question 25

Which of York’s sons supported his father in his row with Warwick over the claim to the throne?

Answer 25

Rutland

Question 26

When did the Act of Accord come into effect?

Answer 26

October 1460

Question 27

When was Richard of York’s northern campaign launched?

Answer 27

Late 1460

Question 28

What was York’s northern campaign launched to stop resistance to?

Answer 28

Act of Accord

Question 29

Why was Edward of March sent west to the Welsh borders in the Northern Campaign of late 1460?

Answer 29

To recruit men for his father

Question 30

Who was Edward of March attempting to stop from joining up with other Lancastrians in the North in late 1460?

Answer 30

Jasper Tudor

Question 31

Why was Margaret particularly opposed to the Act of Accord?

Answer 31

It disinherited her son.

Question 32

What was the name of Margaret of Anjou’s child with Henry VI?

Answer 32

Edward, Prince of Wales.

Question 33

Which two Lancastrian supporters recruited forces for Queen Margaret in the South West of England?

Answer 33

Somerset and Devon

Question 34

What was the name of the Duke of Somerset who succeeded his father in 1455?

Answer 34

Henry Beaufort

Question 35

What was the name of the Earl of Devon who succeeded his father in 1455?

Answer 35

John Courtenay

Question 36

Why did Lords Devon and Somerset in particular have a grudge against the Yorkists?

Answer 36

Blood Feud

Question 37

After which battle had the blood feud between the sons of fallen Lancastrians and the Yorkists started?

Answer 37

First Battle of St. Albans (1455)

Question 38

Where did Anti-Yorkist forces gather in late 1460 to oppose the Act of Accord?

Answer 38

Hull

Question 39

Through what bloodline could Richard of York claim a better royal title than Henry VI?

Answer 39

Mortimer

Question 40

At what battle was Richard of York killed?

Answer 40

Wakefield

Question 41

When did the Battle of Wakefield take place?

Answer 41

30 December 1460

Question 42

Which Yorkist lords were killed with York at the Battle of Wakefield?

Answer 42

Rutland and Salisbury

Question 43

Who, as a result of his father’s death, continued the Yorkist claim to the throne?

Answer 43

Edward, Earl of March

Question 44

Who did Margaret seek an alliance with against the Yorkists?

Answer 44

The Scots

Question 45

Which Scottish king’s sister did Margaret seek to arrange a marriage to Prince Edward?

Answer 45

James III