Richard Neville "Kingmaker" Biography and Timeline

Birth of Richard Neville

Birth of Richard Neville

Marriage

Marries Alice daughter of Thomas de Montagu, Earl of Salisbury, & inherits his titles

Prime Minister of England

Appointed Prime Minister of England

Peerage

Created Earl of Warwick, 16th

Lord Chancellor

Appointed Chancellor during the protectorate of Richard Plantagenet

Role range: 1454-1455

Great Seal

Forced by Henry VI to release the Great Seal to Thomas Bourcier

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of St Albans, 1st

Largely responsible for the Yorkist victory at the 1st Battle of St. Albans

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of London

Begins to help organize the details for the siege of the Tower of London

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Blore Heath

Leads the Yorkists to victory on his way to joining up with the Duke of York. Helps lead the Yokists to victory ovrer the Lancastrians

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of Ludlow

Salisbuy defeats Lord Audley who is on his way to besiege Yorks castle at Ludlow

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Ludford Bridge

Attacks the King's army but is defeated & forced into exile in Calais

Role range: 1455-1485

Exile of Richard Neville "Kingmaker"

Attacks the King's army but is defeated & forced into exile in Calais

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of Ludlow

York disperses his forces & Warwick seeks refuge in Calais. York disperses his forces & Salisbury flees to Calais

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of Calais

Some of Somersets forces are forced by bad weather to surrender to Warwick

Role range: 1455-1485

Invasion of England

Arrives in Englan & is joined by Kentishmen tired of Lancastrian misrule

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of Canterbury

The Yorkists march into Canterbury where the officers join the Yorkists

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of London

Warwick besieges London & forces the Lancastrians to retreat to the Tower of London

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of London

Organizes a siege of the Tower of London with the Mayor of the City

Role range: 1455-1485

Arrest of Henry VI

Captures Henry IV & returns to London with him

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Northampton

Launches a successful assault on King Henrys earthwork camp. Defeats a Lancastrian force marching on London & re-captures Henry VI

Role range: 1455-1485

Mobilization

Joins up with 400 Lancastrian archers

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Wakefield

Margaret of Anjou raises an army in the north & defeats & kills York & Salisbury

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Mortimers Cross

Edward wins the Battle of Mortimers Cross enters London & is proclaimed Edward IV

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of London

Defeated intercepting Queen Margarets troops advancing towards London

Role range: 1455-1485

Coronation

Organises a parade in St Johns Fields where the newly crowned King is acclaimed

Role range: 1455-1485

Succession

Organises a parade in St Johns Fields where the newly crowned King is acclaimed

Role range: 1455-1485

Mobilization

Despatched by Edward to raise forces from the western Midlands

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of St Albans, 2nd

Margaret of Anjou defeats Warwick & recaptures Henry

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of London

Edward wins the Battle of Mortimers Cross enters London & is proclaimed Edward IV

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Hexham

After victory Edward Neville is rewarded with the hereditary Earldom of Northumberland

Role range: 1455-1485

Peerage

Created Earl of Northumberland

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Edgecote Moor

On 12 July, Warwick and Clarence declared their support for the rebels & on the 18th, Warwick left London at the head of a large army to reinforce the rebels

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of Canterbury

Neville & Clarence mobilize for s siege of Canterbury

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Edgecote Moor

The rebels hurried south to meet with Warwick, bypassing the King but nearly colliding with Pembroke and Devon at Edgecote Moor, the two armies became aware of each other on 25 July and joined in battle early in the morning of the 26th. The Earl of Pembroke and his brother Sir Richard Herbert are captured and executed the following day

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Edgecote Moor

The Battle pitted the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, against those of King Edward IV, the battle is considered to be an important turning point in the course of the war

Role range: 1455-1485

Rebellion of Clarence

Neville & George Duke of Clarence rise up against Edward IV. Neville defeats the King's forces & places Edward IV under arrest

Role range: 1455-1485

Rebellion of Rebels in Yorkshire

Neville is displaced by the Woodvilles & joins Robin of Redesdale

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Loose-Coat

After the defeat at Loose-Coat Warwick is forced into exile in France

Role range: 1455-1485

Exile of Richard Neville "Kingmaker"

After the defeat of at Loose-Coat Warwick is forced into exile in France

Role range: 1455-1485

Alliance Richard Neville and Margaret of Anjou

Margaret of Anjou accepts Warwicks submission at the cathedral of Angers

Role range: 1455-1485