topic 2 Flashcards
What year and month did York return to England from Ireland?
-September 1450
November 1450 to london
What was the month and year of the attempted coup at Dartford?
March 1452
What happened at the attempted coup at Dartford?
- York gathered support
- York issues propaganda
- He bent the knee
What month and year did Henry VI first illness begin and end?
Aug 1453 to Jan 1455
What was the year and month that prince Edward was born?
October 1453
What was the month and year of Somersets imprisonment in the tower of london?
November 1453
What was the month and year of York’s first protectorate and when did it end?
March 1454 to feb 1455
Reforms York introduced during his protectorate
- Reduced the size of the royal household in 1454
- Reduced the royal house hold expenditure
- Plans we’re made to retain possession of calais
- Granted positions and titles sparingly and fairly
- Persuade wool merchants to resume making loans
What was the impact of Henry’s recovery?
- York’s protectorate came to an end
- Somerset was released
Where did the great council meet?
Leicester
What was the date of the first battle of St.Albans?
22nd May 1455
What is Margaret of Anjou sometimes referred to as?
- She-wolf
- Out of time
Which local feuds escalated during this time of unease?
- Bonville-courtney
- Neville-Percy
Some historians attribute henry’s illness to a hereditary condition inherited from whom?
Charles VI
Who were York’s main supporters in the building up to 1455?
- Earl or Sailsbury
- Earl of Warwick
