Wars of the Roses 5 - Edward IV + Richard III Flashcards
When was Edward IV crowned in London?
March 1461
When was the battle of Towton?
29th March 1464
When were the battles of Hexham and Hedgeley Moor?
1464
When did Edward IV marry Elizabeth Woodville?
May 1464 (publicly revealed in September)
When was Henry VI captured and held in the Tower?
1465
When did Clarence and Warwick form an alliance?
1469
When did Clarence marry Isobel Neville?
1469
When was the battle of Edgecote?
26th July 1469
When were the battles of Losecoat field and Nibley Green?
March 1470
When did Warwick flee to France?
April 1470
When did Anne Neville marry Edward of Lancaster?
April 1470
When did Warwick invade and Henry VI was placed back on the throne?
September 1470
When did Edward invade England (joined by Clarence)?
March 1471
When was the battle of Barnet and the arrival of Margaret in England?
14 April 1471
When was the battle of Tewkesbury?
4 May 1471
When did Henry VI die?
12 May 1471
When did Jasper and Henry Tudor flee to France?
1471
When did Richard marry Anne Neville?
1472
When was the Neville inheritance divided?
1474-75
When was the Treaty of Picquiny?
1475
When did Isobel Neville die?
1476
When did Clarence put Twynho on trial?
April 1477
When were Clarence’s servants executed?
May 1477
When was Clarence’s trial?
January 1478
When was Clarence executed?
18 February 1478
When did Edward IV die?
9 April 1483
When did Edward V arrive in London?
May 1483
When were Edward IV’s allies arrested?
13 June 1483
When were the Woodvilles executed?
25 June 1483
When was Richard declared protector?
4 May 1483
When was Richard III declared king?
26 June (coronated 6 July) 1483
When was Buckingham’s rebellion?
September 1483
When did Henry Tudor return to Brittany with Yorkist rebels?
November 1483
When did Henry Tudor promise to marry Elizabeth of York?
Christmas 1483
When did Henry Tudor flee from Brittany to France?
1484
When was the Anglo-Scottish truce?
1484
When was the reconciliation with Elizabeth Woodville?
1 March 1484
When were rumours about Richard III and Elizabeth of York?
Christmas 1484
When did Richard III’s son die?
1484
When did Anne Neville die?
1485
When was the battle of Bosworth?
22 August 1485
When did Richard III die?
1485
Who was defeated at Edgecote?
William Herbert (guardian of Henry Tudor)
Why was the battle of Losecoat field named that?
Because the fleeing men tried to remove their coats which showed their allegiance
Why did the Earl of Oxford’s men attack each other at the battle of Barnet?
Because his badge of ‘stars with
streamers’ was mistaken for Edward’s ‘sun in splendour’
Why were Warwick’s forces at Barnet weaker?
Because some Lancastrians, such as the Duke of Somerset, preferred to wait and
join Margaret’s army when it arrived.
What was the rhyme that referred to Richard and his supporters and who wrote it?
William Collingbourne: ‘The Cat, the rat and Lovell our dog, rule all England under a hog’.
How did Richard make sure that Lord Stanley was behaving well?
Richard held eldest son of Lord Stanley, George Lestrange, as hostage
Where was Lancastrian resistance defeated in 1464?
At the battles of Hexham and Hedgely Moor
Who did Warwick try to secure a marriage between?
Between Edward and Bona of Savoy (sister-in-law to the King of France)
Who was Elizabeth Woodville the widow of and when did he die?
Sir John Grey (died at St Albans 2)
How did Edward secure his alliance with the Duke of Burgundy?
His sister Margaret married the Duke in 1468
When did Warwick distance himself from Edward’s court?
1467
Who orchestrated the 1469 rebellions?
The Robin of Redesale and Robin of Holderness
Where did Edward flee when Warwick invaded?
Burgundy
Who did Clarence want to remarry?
The daughter of the Duke of Burgundy or the sister of the King of Scotland
How did Clarence try to prevent Richard marrying?
He hid Anne Neville
Which Woodvilles were arrested?
Anthony Rivers and Sir Richard Grey
How many Yorkists joined Henry Tudor in exile?
400
What happened to Richard’s supporters?
Buckingham = rebelled
Lord Stanley = loyalty doubted
John de la Pole and William Herbert = neutral
John Howard = grew resentful
How did international support help Henry Tudor?
France - provided safety whilst Richard negotiated with the Duke of Brittany to hand him over, men and money
Scotland - men (Richard launched naval attacks against them)
Why was Henry Tudor able to land safely?
Inaccurate spy reports told Richard that Henry would land on south
coast (he landed in Wales where he had some support)
