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Margaret Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Margaret, based on 18 World History Database records associated with England.

18 records1459–151511 events14 places

Chronological biography

1459

Mobilization1459
Warfare / Wars of the Roses · Queen · Coventry

Gathers forces in order to march on the Duke of Yorks castle at Ludlow

Siege of Ludlow1459
Warfare / Wars of the Roses · Queen · Ludlow Castle

Marches on the Duke of Yorks castle at Ludlow

Siege of Ludlow12 October 1459
Warfare / Wars of the Roses · Queen · Ludlow

York disperses his forces & seekes refuge in Ireland

Parliament20 November 1459
Warfare / Wars of the Roses · Queen · Coventry

Assumes control & opens Parliament where all Yorkist leaders are charged with treason

Parliament20 November 1459
Warfare / Wars of the Roses · Queen · Coventry

The Act of Attainder is passed charging the Yorkists with treason

Treason20 November 1459
Warfare / Wars of the Roses · Queen · Coventry

The Act of Attainder is passed charging the Yorkists with treason. Assumes control & opens Parliament where all Yorkist leaders are charged with treason

1460

Battle of Northampton10 July 1460
Warfare / Wars of the Roses · Queen · Northampton

Escapes from the Battle of Northampton & assembles a Lancastrian Army in the nth

1461

MobilizationJanuary 1461
Warfare / Wars of the Roses · Queen · York

Queen Margaret & Somerset march southwards from York

Siege of HuntingdonJanuary 1461
Warfare / Wars of the Roses · Queen · Huntingdon

The Queens border soldiers sack Huntingdon

Siege of MelbourneJanuary 1461
Warfare / Wars of the Roses · Queen · Melbourne

The Queens border soldiers sack Melbourne

Siege of RoystonJanuary 1461
Warfare / Wars of the Roses · Queen · Royston

The Queens border soldiers sack Royston

Battle of St Albans, 2nd17 February 1461
Warfare / Wars of the Roses · Queen · St Albans

Defeats the Yorkists but fails to take advantage of the victory & capture London

1514

Marriage13 August 1514
House / House of Tudor · Prince · Greenwich

Mary marries Louis of France at a "proxy" wedding

Marriage19 September 1514
House / House of Tudor · Prince · London

Leaves London to join her new husband Louis XII in France

Marriage1 October 1514
House / House of Tudor · Prince · Dover

Sets sail from Dover for France

Marriage9 October 1514
House / House of Tudor · Prince · Abbeville

Meets her new husband Louis XII for the 1st time

1515

Death of MargaretJanuary 1515
House / House of Tudor · Princess · Paris

Margaret signs an oath saying she had no issues to Louis XII

Death of Margaret1 January 1515
House / House of Tudor · Princess · Paris

Death of Louis XII, 2 months after his marriage to Margaret

Titles and roles

Prince · Princess · Queen

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.