why Lancastrian resistance failed Flashcards
what were the only 2 significant places the lancs had significant popularity over
- the north east due to the support and loyalty of the Percies the only other significant area was north wales due to the great fortress Harlech
why did regional polarisation hinder the lanc cause
as henry vi acted as a poor figurehead to unite behind and margaret remained unpopular
when did margaret make an alliance with louis xi of france and what was the agreement ?
The Treaty of chinon was made on the 24th of June 1462 and margaret offered to surrender calais in exchange for french armed support however once louis realised he would have to go through burgundian teritory to get a hold of calais he only retuned with 800 men led by piere de breze
after alarm from Edwards large army made up of the whole nobility in (around 30,000 to 40,000 men) what did Margaret do in November 1462
Margaret and her french followers took ship for berwick yet winter storms attacked her ships and most of her french men were shippedwrcked the survivers swam to shore and captured or killed however margaret and piere de breze made it safely to scotland
where did the french men end up shipwrecked on the 13th Nov 1462
near Lindesfarne
what event added to the lanc failures in apr 1464
on the 25th April 1464 somerset , roos and Hungerford set out to ambush lord Montagu and prevent him escorting scottish envoys to York but they were unsuccessful and defeated at hedgely moor
who was killed at hedgely moor
sir ralph percy
what was arguably the final defeat for the lancs
the battle of hexam on the 15th may 1464 , somerset advanced toward tyne valley
where somerset and his men were camped low to the ground. When montagus men arrived the lancs were forced to take up a defensive position with there back to the tyne, Montagu’s men smashed into the lanc line and it collapsed survivors fled from the field
who and where was left exposed near hexam wither side of his enemies and his supporters
henry vi was led by somerset at bywell castle
who escaped at hexam and who was killed ?
henry vi escaped but somerset captured in persuit and almost immedialtley executed. Roos and Hungerford were aptured a day later in the wood and william tailboys was found hiding in a coal pit with £2000 of lanc money. all 3 men were executed 2 days later aswell as 30 senior lancs killed.
which lanc noble was only left at large after hexam
Sir Ralph Grey
what is a limitation to the small lanc army
in the summer of 1462 margarets forces were able to capture the northubrian castles of Bamburgh,Dunstanburgh and Alnwick
limitation to lanc support
at towton margaret forces outnumbered somerset forces with 30,000 compared to 25,000
who did edward appoint to help him against the lancs
warwick and montagu to deal with resistance in northumberland
herbert and devereux in wales to deal with jasper tudor and the duke of exeter
where were jasper tudor and duke of exeter defeated?
At Caernarvon in October 1461
