Henry Beaufort Biography and Timeline

Bishop

Appointed Bishop of Lincoln

Birth of Henry Beaufort

Birth of Henry Beaufort

Lord Chancellor

Appointed Chancellor of England, 1st term

Role range: 1403-1405

Bishop

Appointed Bishop of Winchester

Lord Chancellor

Appointed Chancellor of England, 2nd term

Role range: 1413-1417

Council of Constance

Attends the Council of Constance & elects the Pope Martin V

Role range: 1413-1417

Lord Chancellor

Appointed Chancellor of England, 3rd term

Role range: 1424-1426

Cardinal

Appointed Cardinal

Papal Legate

Appointed Papal Legate in Germany to organize a crusade against the Hussites

Coronation

Crowns Henry VI as King of France

Capture of Harfleur

Recaptures Harfleur

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1448-1455

Siege of Calais

Relieves the siege of Calais

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1448-1455

Siege of Harfleur

Comes to the relief of Calais

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1448-1455

Peerage

Created Earl of Somerset, 5th

Lieutenant

Appointed Lieutenant of France

Role range: 1448-1455

Peerage

Created Duke of Somerset, 2nd

Role range: 1448-1455

Capture of London

Withdraws to Caen as the French recapture Anjou, Maine & Normandy

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1448-1455

Rebellion of France

Soldiers waiting to cross to France rebel over pay & conditions

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1448-1455

Capture of Cherbourg

The French capture Cherbourg

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1448-1455

Capture of Normandy

After defeat at Caen the French capture the rest of Normandy

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1448-1455

Siege of Caen

Somersets forces are removed from Caen, he seeks shelter in Calais

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1448-1455

Siege of Rouen

Somersets forces are removed from Rouen

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1448-1455

Arrest of Henry Beaufort

Henry V becomes insane & without his protector Somerset is locked up

Role range: 1448-1455

Arrest of Henry Beaufort

Released from the Tower after Henry VI regains his sanity

Role range: 1448-1455

Battle of St Albans, 1st

Joins Lancastrians opposed to Richard 3rd Duke of York. Captured at the Battle of St Albans & later executed

Role range: 1455-1485 – 1448-1455

Arrest of Henry Beaufort

Released from the Tower of London by Henry VI

Role range: 1455-1485

Captain

Appointed Captain of Calais

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of Calais

Some of Somersets forces are forced by bad weather to surrender to Warwick. Arrives to take Calais away from the Earl of Warwick who holds it for the Yorkists

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of Calais

Rivers assembles a force to relieve Somerset who has asked for reinforcements

Role range: 1455-1485

Mobilization

Queen Margaret & Somerset march southwards from York

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Towton Moor

Without their King on the battlefield, the Lancastrians relied on Henry Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, to command their army. He was fairly experienced in matters of war and credited with the Lancastrians victory at Wakefield and St Albans

Role range: 1455-1485 – 1445-1482

Exile of Henry Beaufort

Exiled for supporting Henry VI after the accession of Edward IV

Death of Henry Beaufort

Death of Henry Beaufort

Battle of Tewkesbury

Captured in battle by the Yorkists

Death of Henry Beaufort

Death of Edmund Beaufort, beheaded by the Yorkists

Execution

Beheaded by the Yorkists

Commander of Lancastrian Army

Appointed highest ranking noble in Lancastrian army

Marriage

Marries Mary Capell, daughter of Arthur Capell, 1st Lord Capell

Member of Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire

Peerage

Created 9th Lord Herbert