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Edmund Grey Biography and Timeline

Follow Edmund Grey through 4 dated historical records for England.

Edmund Grey, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1460–1490Years on this page

1460

Battle of Northampton

Earl · Northampton · Warfare / Wars of the Roses

The Battle is shortened when Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent turned traitor to the King and ordered his men to lay down arms, allowing the Yorkists access to the camp. Buckingham, the Earl of Shrewsbury and the Lords Egremont and Beaumont are killed by a group of Kentishmen

Role range: 1455-1485

Birth of Edmund Grey

Earl · Northampton · House / House of Grey

Birth of Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent, 4th Baron Grey de Ruthyn

1465

Peerage

Earl · House / House of Grey

Created Earl of Kent

1490

Death of Edmund Grey

Earl · House / House of Grey

Death of Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent, 4th Baron Grey de Ruthyn

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.